{"product_id":"models-of-desire-in-graeco-arabic-bethany-somma-9789004460836","title":"Models of Desire in Graeco-Arabic Philosophy: From Plotinus to Ibn \u0026#7788;ufayl","description":"This study argues that late ancient Greek and medieval Islamic philosophers interpret human desire along two frameworks in reaction to Aristotle's philosophy. The investigation of the model dichotomy unfolds historically from the philosophy of Plotinus through the Graeco-Arabic translation movement in 8th-10th century Baghdad to 12th century al-Andalus with the philosophy of Ibn Bāǧǧa and Ibn Ṭufayl. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Diverging on desire's inherent or non-inherent relation to the desiring subject, the two models reveal that the desire's role can orient opposed accounts of human perfection: logically-structured demonstrative knowledge versus an ineffable witnessing of the truth. Understanding desire along these models, philosophers incorporated supra-rational aspects into philosophical accounts of the human being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bethany Somma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004460837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004460836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Bethany Somma","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47427671589119,"sku":"9789004460836","price":161.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15b2e9a6-b933-423a-a66f-06f160387797.jpg?v=1761580863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/models-of-desire-in-graeco-arabic-bethany-somma-9789004460836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}