An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions(English, Paperback, Parens Joshua)

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An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions(English, Paperback, Parens Joshua) is written by Parens Joshua and published by State University of New York Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0791466906 (ISBN 10) and 9780791466902 (ISBN 13).

Explores the approach to peaceful religious coexistence offered by Alfarabi, the greatest Islamic political philosopher. Joshua Parens provides an introduction to the thought of Alfarabi, a tenth-century Muslim political philosopher whose writings are particularly relevant today. Parens focuses on Alfarabi's Attainment of Happiness, in which he envisions the kind of government and religion needed to fulfill Islam's ambition of universal acceptance. Parens argues that Alfarabi seeks to temper the hopes of Muslims and other believers that one homogeneous religion might befit the entire world and counsels acceptance of the possibility of a multiplicity of virtuous religions. Much of Alfarabi's approach is built upon Plato's Republic, which Parens also examines in order to provide the necessary background for a proper understanding of Alfarabi's thought.