Although al-Fārābī exerted a remarkable influence on medieval Latin philosophy, his reception in and contribution to Western thought have received far less scholarly attention than that of Avicenna and Averroes. In an attempt to redress the balance, the present article argues that al-Fārābī played a central role in some of the major intellectual shifts and changes in 12th– and 13th-century Europe. Thus, we show how al-Fārābī informed the systematic translation of new philosophical corpora – including Aristotle – and how he shaped the ensuing epistemological reorganisation of the medieval ordo scientiarum, which found its institutional expression in the newly established universities and their curricula.
Ordering the Sciences: al-Fārābī and the Latinate Tradition
Nicola Polloni
2022-01-01
Abstract
Although al-Fārābī exerted a remarkable influence on medieval Latin philosophy, his reception in and contribution to Western thought have received far less scholarly attention than that of Avicenna and Averroes. In an attempt to redress the balance, the present article argues that al-Fārābī played a central role in some of the major intellectual shifts and changes in 12th– and 13th-century Europe. Thus, we show how al-Fārābī informed the systematic translation of new philosophical corpora – including Aristotle – and how he shaped the ensuing epistemological reorganisation of the medieval ordo scientiarum, which found its institutional expression in the newly established universities and their curricula.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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