Averroes on Plato's Republic

by Ralph Lerner and Averroes

Book Overview

"In one fashion or another, the question with which this introduction begins is a question for every serious reader of Plato's Republic: Of what use is this philosophy to me? Averroes clearly finds that the Republic speaks to his own time and to his own situation.... Perhaps the greatest use he makes of the Republic is to understand better the shari'a itself.... It is fair to say that in deciding to paraphrase the Republic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080148975X
• ISBN13: 9780801489754
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher