mohammad Zabihi
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Al-Farabi and Avicenna are among the greatest and most well-known Muslim peripatetic philosophers in philosophical and intellectual discussions. The intellectual foundations of the Peripatetic philosophical system in the Islamic world are based on the rational principles and philosophical thoughts of ...
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Al-Farabi and Avicenna are among the greatest and most well-known Muslim peripatetic philosophers in philosophical and intellectual discussions. The intellectual foundations of the Peripatetic philosophical system in the Islamic world are based on the rational principles and philosophical thoughts of these two great philosophers. The type of these philosophers' attitude toward practical wisdom has raised questions and doubts about this concern to that extent that some have wondered whether the search for practical wisdom was Avicenna's concern. Presenting and evaluating the views of al-Farabi and Avicenna about practical wisdom, the present paper attempts to show that Avicenna, in addition to sharing the same view of basic principles of practical wisdom with al-Farabi, also considers the doctrine of Saint Legislator as the source of the three branches of ethics, home economics and politics; and the difference between Avicenna's and al-Farabi's viewpoints about practical wisdom stems from the fact that the former considers moral propositions to be among the generally accepted and well-known opinions, while the latter considers moral propositions to be rational and proof-based one.
Maryam Samadieh; Majid Mollayousefi
Volume 17, Issue 4 , January 0, , Pages 1-24
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Aristotle is the first philosopher who specifically focuses on phronesis or practical wisdom in detail. He has dealt with it in three areas of essence, elements of phronetic act, and phronesis functions. For Aristotle, phronesis was a moral and intellectual virtue and a prerequisite for the prosperity ...
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Aristotle is the first philosopher who specifically focuses on phronesis or practical wisdom in detail. He has dealt with it in three areas of essence, elements of phronetic act, and phronesis functions. For Aristotle, phronesis was a moral and intellectual virtue and a prerequisite for the prosperity of every individual and community. In his elaboration of the ontological position of phronesis, Aristotle differentiates it from other intellectual virtues such as episteme, techne, intuitive intellect, and Sophia. He argues that these last three items have to do with theory, while phronesis is about praxis and practice. He also differentiates between phronesis and Techne. Although techne, like phronesis, is about practice, practice in techne is of poiesis and construction nature. Phronesis, on the other hand, is a comprehensive and applied type of knowledge that not only dictates the daily activities, but also utilizes knowledge as a guide and a calculator. Moreover, what is referred to as an action in phronesis encompasses a variety of elements like perceiving the goal, desire, rational deliberation and prohairesis or rational choice. Aristotle also believes that phronesis gives a valuable framework for leading man’s life.