{"product_id":"citizen-of-the-world-al-frbs-cosmopolitanism-9781399530545","title":"Citizen of the World: Al-F\u0026#257;r\u0026#257;b\u0026#299;'s Cosmopolitanism","description":"The early Greek Cynic, Diogenes, when asked where he came from simply replied: \u003ci\u003ekosmopolitēs \u003c\/i\u003e- 'I am a citizen of the world'. The ethical and political paradigm of cosmopolitanism is often exclusively attributed to the ancient schools of Cynicism and Stoicism. Cosmopolitanism is commonly assumed to have reached an impasse throughout the Middle Ages, only to resurface during the Enlightenment with the political philosophies of Hugo Grotius, Adam Smith, and Immanuel Kant. However, the political philosophy of Abū Naṣr al-Fārābī (870-950 CE), represents a promising avenue for the revival and expansion of cosmopolitanism. By harmonizing Plato and Aristotle with Neoplatonism and Islamic theology (\u003ci\u003ekalām\u003c\/i\u003e) in a radically innovative manner, al-Fārābī ambitiously proposes the existence of a political community extending across the entire inhabited world. This book demonstrates that the possibility and promise of al-Fārābī's cosmopolitanism remains an enduring contribution to contemporary debates concerning the future of democracy and global political association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHayes, Josh:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Josh Hayes is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities at Alvernia University and Associate Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. His research addresses the comparative intersection between ancient Greek philosophy, medieval Islamic philosophy, and contemporary continental philosophy. Recent publications include 'Al-Fārābī's Cosmopolitical Imaginaries' (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Imaginaries\u003c\/i\u003e, 2024), 'Configurations of Shame from Ancient Greece to Medieval Islam, ' (\u003ci\u003eCultures of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e, Routledge, 2023), 'Al-Fārābī's Phenomenology of the Political Imagination, ' (\u003ci\u003eIranian Yearbook of Phenomenology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2020) and 'Cosmos and Community: A History of Medieval Islamic Cosmopolitanism' (\u003ci\u003eEdinburgh Critical History of Middle Ages and Renaissance Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, Edinburgh University Press, 2020). His edited volumes include \u003ci\u003eFrom Philosophy to Falsafa: A Graeco-Arabic Dialogue \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, forthcoming), \u003ci\u003eHeidegger and the Islamicate World\u003c\/i\u003e (Rowman and Littlefield Press, 2019) and \u003ci\u003eAristotle and the Arabic Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2015).","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276685443346,"sku":"9781399530545","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4fc2d47-31bd-47b9-8372-84957eccc3d2.jpg?v=1747135424","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/citizen-of-the-world-al-frbs-cosmopolitanism-9781399530545","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}