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On the Natural Sciences An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 15-21 (2013)

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This is the first critical edition of Epistles 15-21 of the Brethren of Purity, which explore the natural sciences and correspond to Aristotle's great works on philosophy of nature. Along with Epistle 22, "On Animals," Epistles 15-21 correspond to the corpus of Aristotle's great works on the philosophy of nature: Physica, De caelo, De generatione et corruption, and Meteorologica I-III. Meteorologica IV may correspond to Epistle 19 "On Minerals" (though no such Aristotelian work has reached us), and Epistle 21 is a reminder of the works on plants written by Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil, and onwards. Epistle 20, "On the Quiddity of Nature," is an exposition of Aristotelian doctrines, as well as of those of Neoplatonic origin; it opens the angelologic tradition, whose main representatives in Islamic philosophy were Ibn Sina (d. 1037) and Suhrawardi (d. 1191). Besides providing the necessary references to the works by Aristotle and other Greek authors, this book deals with various doctrines of Ismaili origin echoed in the treatises, foremost of which is the hierarchical representation of the three natural kingdoms, which corresponds to the hierarchy of human beings. The basis of human salvation is here seen in the relation between divine Artisan and human artisan, both of whom accomplish their works by actualizing their knowledge. As is known, although moral behaviour is one necessary condition, salvation cannot be reached without a thorough knowledge of the sciences described in the encyclopaedia.

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Review Theo Loinaz (2015) Review of "On the Natural Sciences An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 15-21". Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation (pp. 194-196). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Bertolacci, Amos
Bekli, Mohamed Reda
Chadou, Ilhem
Marasy, Mohsen
Giglioni, Guido
Riet, S. van
Concepts
Philosophy
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Metaphysics
Natural science
Motion (physical)
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
Early modern
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Renaissance
13th century
Places
Greece
Europe
Mediterranean region
China
Institutions
Ikhwān al-Ṣafā (Brethren of Purity)
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