Al-Farabi: A Visionary of Ethics, Politics, And Music

Al-Farabi who lived between 872 and 950 AD, also known as Alpharabius in the West, was a renowned philosopher, logician, and musician in the Islamic Golden Age. Born in Farab, in what is now Kazakhstan, he is considered one of the greatest Islamic philosophers.
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Further reading:
This collection spans from translations of Al-Farabi's own writings to modern interpretations and analyses of his philosophy, offering both specialized academic insights and more accessible overviews of his contributions to Islamic and Western intellectual traditions.
Primary Works
Al-Farabi, "Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle," translated by Muhsin Mahdi, 1962.
Al-Farabi, "The Political Writings: Selected Aphorisms and Other Texts," translated by Charles E. Butterworth, 2001.
Secondary Scholarship
Butterworth, Charles E., "The Political Aspects of Islamic Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Muhsin S. Mahdi," 1992.
Fakhry, Majid, "Al-Farabi, Founder of Islamic Neoplatonism: His Life, Works, and Influence," 2002.
Mahdi, Muhsin, "Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy," 2001.
Netton, Ian Richard, "Al-Farabi and His School," 1992.
Walzer, Richard, "Greek into Arabic: Essays on Islamic Philosophy," 1962.
Further Reading for General Audiences
Leaman, Oliver, "An Introduction to Medieval Islamic Philosophy," 1985.
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, and Oliver Leaman, "History of Islamic Philosophy," 1996.