Citizen of the World

Al-Fārābī’s Cosmopolitanism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Josh Hayes, USA.) Hayes, Josh (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Alvernia University

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The early Greek Cynic, Diogenes, when asked where he came from simply replied: kosmopolit?s - 'I am a citizen of the world'. The ethical and political paradigm of cosmopolitanism is often exclusively attributed to the ancient schools of Cynicism and Stoicism. Cosmopolitanism is commonly assumed to have reached an impasse throughout the Middle Ages, only to resurface during the Enlightenment with the political philosophies of Hugo Grotius, Adam Smith, and Immanuel Kant. However, the political philosophy of Ab? Na?r al-F?r?b? (870-950 CE), represents a promising avenue for the revival and expansion of cosmopolitanism. By harmonizing Plato and Aristotle with Neoplatonism and Islamic theology (kal?m) in a radically innovative manner, al-F?r?b? ambitiously proposes the existence of a political community extending across the entire inhabited world. This book demonstrates that the possibility and promise of al-F?r?b?'s cosmopolitanism remains an enduring contribution to contemporary debates concerning the future of democracy and global political association.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-30
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt478 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCycles
Antal sidor224
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399530545

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Josh Hayes is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities at Alvernia University and Associate Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. His research addresses the comparative intersection between ancient Greek philosophy, medieval Islamic philosophy, and contemporary continental philosophy. Recent publications include ‘Al-Fārābī’s Cosmopolitical Imaginaries’ (Journal of Social Imaginaries, 2024), ‘Configurations of Shame from Ancient Greece to Medieval Islam,’ (Cultures of Shame, Routledge, 2023), ‘Al-Fārābī’s Phenomenology of the Political Imagination,’ (Iranian Yearbook of Phenomenology, 2020) and ‘Cosmos and Community: A History of Medieval Islamic Cosmopolitanism’ (Edinburgh Critical History of Middle Ages and Renaissance Philosophy, Edinburgh University Press, 2020). His edited volumes include From Philosophy to Falsafa: A Graeco-Arabic Dialogue (Bloomsbury, forthcoming), Heidegger and the Islamicate World (Rowman and Littlefield Press, 2019) and Aristotle and the Arabic Tradition (Cambridge University Press, 2015).

Chapter I: Al-Fārābī’s PlatoIntroduction: Cosmos1. The Revival of Platonism2. From Demiurge to Nocturnal Council3. Philosopher in the CosmopolisChapter II: Aristotle, the First Teacher1. The Peripatetic Inheritance2. Al-Fārābī’s Circle3. Prophecy and EgalitarianismChapter III: Civic Virtues1. Friendship in Plato and Aristotle2. Benevolence and Civic Friendship3. Concord and the Politics of FriendshipChapter IV: The Democratic City1. The Political Animal2. Weeds, Vipers, and Beasts3. Liberty and Justice for AllChapter V: Cosmopolitan Virtues1. An Ethics of Hospitality2. Generosity and the First Cause3. Solidarity in the Virtuous CityChapter VI: Cosmopolitical Imaginaries1. The Invention of Imagination2. Between Word and Image3. Beyond All BordersCoda: CommunityBibliography

Josh Hayes’s novel interpretation of al-Fārābī’s cosmopolitanism traces its Platonic-Aristotelian roots and ethical-political evolution within the early Islamic context. His discussion of the “cosmopolitan virtues” — Hospitality, Generosity, and Solidarity — brings to life the Farabian vision of a flourishing political community, where ethical and civic virtues unite citizens in the pursuit of happiness. A must-read for scholars of philosophy and political science, demonstrating the contemporary relevance of classical Islamic thought.