This is Therese-Anne Druart's al-Farabi entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, first published 15 July 2016 and substantively revised 14 May 2024, maintained by the Metaphysics Research Lab at Stanford University. As a peer-reviewed, continuously revised scholarly reference by a specialist in medieval Arabic philosophy it covers al-Farabi's logic, metaphysics and political philosophy and his standing as the Second Teacher after Aristotle within the falsafa tradition. Its strength is that Stanford Encyclopedia entries are written and periodically updated by recognized specialists and undergo editorial review, unlike an open wiki. Its limit is that as an encyclopedia entry it surveys al-Farabi's thought broadly, so a claim needing deep engagement with one specific text of his needs a monograph addressing that text directly.
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Therese-Anne Druart's al-Farabi entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, first published in 2016 and continuously revised under the encyclopedia's own editorial board, is an authored and reviewed reference rather than independent peer-reviewed monograph scholarship, hence the middle tier. NotesStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. First published July 15, 2016; substantive revision May 14, 2024. Covers al-Farabi's logic, metaphysics and political philosophy and his standing as the Second Teacher after Aristotle, source for Falsafa's formative period. Consulted directly and current as checked.
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AuthorTherese-Anne Druart
PublisherMetaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University
Publication Year2016
URLhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/al-farabi/
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