Ep.51-Al-Farabi and his Philosophy

Al-Farabi (d.950) was one of the most important philosophers of the world of early Islam. This episode briefly introduces part of his contribution to metaphysics and political philosophy. 

Sources and further readings:

A History of Islamic Philosophy           by Majid Fakhry

Islamic Philosophy A-Z                          by Peter S. Groff

Islamic Philosophy: an Introduction   by Oliver Leaman

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy   Edited by P. Adamson/R.C. Taylor