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Farabi

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Also known as Alpharabius, Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Alfarabi

thumbnail|200px|Postage stamp of the USSR, issued on the 1100th anniversary of the birth of Al-Farabi (1975) Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi (; – 14 December 950–12 January 951), known in the Latin West as Alpharabius, was an early Islamic philosopher and music theorist. He has been designated as "Father of Islamic Neoplatonism", and the "Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy".

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Al-Farabi was a male philosopher, physicist, music theorist, and logician who lived during the Abbasid Caliphate. Born in Otrar around 870 or 872, he died in Damascus around 950. His native language was Turkish, and he spoke, wrote, and signed in Arabic, Persian, and Sogdian. He was a student of Abu Bishr Matta ibn Yunus and was influenced by Aristotle, Plato, and Plotinus. Al-Farabi practiced Islam, specifically Shia Islam.

His fields of work included natural history, metaphysics, mathematics, and logic. He is known by the nicknames "le Second Maître" and "المعلم الثاني". Among his notable works is Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir. Other significant writings include Siyasat Madyaniyya, Kitāb arāʾ ahl al-madīnah al-fāḍilah, Idées des habitants de la cité vertuese, and al-Taʻlīqāt.

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Person · Open Library

Born
ca. 870
Died
ca. 950
Works
142

Top works

  • ‏سياست مدنيه /‏
  • Kitāb arāʾ ahl al-madīnah al-fāḍilah
  • Idées des habitants de la cité vertuese
  • al-Taʻlīqāt
  • אלפאראבי

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Türkiye
Active from
872
Active to
950
Stream

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154
Total plays
1,047

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Severe Monkeypox in Hospitalized Patients — United States, August 10–October 10, 2022

    · 2022 · cited 182x

  2. Microstructure and mechanical properties of laser welded dissimilar DP600/DP980 dual-phase steel joints

    · 2011 · cited 180x

  3. Physiology of Sleep

    · 2016 · cited 175x

  4. Survey on Device to Device (D2D) Communication for 5GB/6G Networks: Concept, Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

    · 2022 · cited 167x

  5. BRCA1: A Novel Prognostic Factor in Resected Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    · 2007 · cited 165x

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Key facts

Philosopher.image
Alpharabius in Liber Chronicarum 1493 AD.png
Philosopher.caption
Portrait of Al-Farabi—Alpharabius
Philosopher.era
Islamic Golden Age
Philosopher.name
Abu Nasr Farabi
Philosopher.birth_place
Faryab, Khorasan or Farab, Transoxiana
Philosopher.other_names
Second Master
Philosopher.death_place
Damascus
Philosopher.main_interests
Political Philosophy · Philosophy of Religion · Physics · Metaphysics · Logic · Psychology · Epistemology · Ethics · Music Theory
Philosopher.notable_ideas
Father of Islamic Neoplatonism, Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy
Philosopher.region
Islamic philosophy
Philosopher.school_tradition
Aristotelianism · Neoplatonism
Philosopher.notable_works
Kitab al-Musiqi al-Kabir ("Grand Book of Music"), Ara Ahl al-Madina al-Fadila ("Virtuous City"), Kitab Ihsa al-Ulum ("Enumeration of the Sciences"), ''Risalah fi'l-Aql'' (Epistle on the Intellect)

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Background
  • Life and education
  • Religious beliefs
  • Works and contributions
  • Alchemy
  • Logic
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Influences and transmission
  • Thought
  • Metaphysics and cosmology
  • Epistemology and eschatology
  • Psychology, the soul and prophetic knowledge
  • Practical philosophy (ethics and politics)
  • Modern Western translations
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Citations
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumbnail|200px|Postage stamp of the USSR, issued on the 1100th anniversary of the birth of Al-Farabi (1975) Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi (; – 14 December 950–12 January 951), known in the Latin West as Alpharabius, was an early Islamic philosopher and music theorist. He has been designated as "Father of Islamic Neoplatonism", and the "Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy".

Al-Farabi's fields of philosophical interest included—but not limited to, philosophy of society and religion; philosophy of language and logic; psychology and epistemology; metaphysics, political philosophy, and ethics. He was an expert in both practical musicianship and music theory, and although he was not intrinsically a scientist, his works incorporate astronomy, mathematics, cosmology, and physics.

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