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Farabi

The "Second Teacher" of the Islamic world

872 – 950 · 9th century

Al-Farabi earned the title "Second Teacher" (the second teacher after Aristotle) through his commentaries on Aristotle's works on logic. He produced important works on political philosophy, metaphysics, and music theory.

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Farab, Türkistan

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Works (3)

  • Al-Madina al-Fadila (The Virtuous City)

  • Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir (The Great Book of Music)

  • Ihsa al-Ulum (The Enumeration of the Sciences)

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