Models of desire in Graeco-Arabic philosophy : from Plotinus to Ibn Ṭufayl /

This study argues that late ancient Greek and medieval Islamic philosophers interpret human desire along two frameworks in reaction to Aristotle's philosophy. The investigation of the model dichotomy unfolds historically from the philosophy of Plotinus through the Graeco-Arabic translation move...

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Main Author:	Somma, Bethany (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:	Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 27.
Subjects:	Aristotle > Influence. Islamic philosophy > Greek influences. Philosophy, Ancient. Desire (Philosophy) > History. Philosophy, Arab. Philosophy, Medieval.