
Strauss' Persecution and the Art of Writing | The New Thinkery Ep. 46
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Alforabi's Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics
Strauss: In Farabi's most accessible political works, Alforabi promotes a more conventional account of immortality and heaven and the soul. He could have easily given our religious interpretation, but instead he gives an account that's very critical. This is despite the fact that the prevailing interpretation of Plato is neoplatonism,. That's like according to them, that's like all he talks about, right?That's right.
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