Al-Farabi
E81586
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Farabi canonical | 44 |
| al-Farabi | 4 |
| Abu Nasr al-Farabi | 2 |
| Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Farabi | 1 |
| Al-Fārābī | 1 |
| Al‑Farabi | 1 |
| al-Fārābī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Al-Farabi Context triple: [Guide for the Perplexed, philosophicalInfluence, Al-Farabi]
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Albert the Great
Albert the Great was a 13th-century Dominican scholar, philosopher, and bishop renowned for his comprehensive knowledge of natural science and theology and as the teacher of Thomas Aquinas.
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C.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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D.
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was an 11th–12th century Persian polymath renowned as a poet, mathematician, and astronomer, best known in the West for the Rubáiyát in its English translation.
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E.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Farabi Target entity description: Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
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A.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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B.
Albert the Great
Albert the Great was a 13th-century Dominican scholar, philosopher, and bishop renowned for his comprehensive knowledge of natural science and theology and as the teacher of Thomas Aquinas.
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C.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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D.
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was an 11th–12th century Persian polymath renowned as a poet, mathematician, and astronomer, best known in the West for the Rubáiyát in its English translation.
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E.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosopher
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commentator on Aristotle ⓘ logician ⓘ metaphysician ⓘ music theorist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| birthDateApproximate | c. 872 ⓘ |
| comparisonTitle | Second Teacher after Aristotle ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Islamic world ⓘ |
| deathDateApproximate | c. 950 ⓘ |
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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Medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ music theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Farabi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Farabi
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| honorificName |
Second Master
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Second Teacher ⓘ al-Muallim al-Thani ⓘ |
| influenced |
Avicenna
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Maimonides ⓘ medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ Plato ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classification of the sciences
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metaphysics of emanation ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ systematic synthesis of Plato and Aristotle ⓘ theory of intellect ⓘ works on logic ⓘ works on music theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWriting | Arabic ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Ara Ahl al-Madina al-Fadila
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Ihsa al-Ulum ⓘ Kitab al-Huruf ⓘ Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn ⓘ Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir ⓘ al-Madina al-Fadila ⓘ |
| majorWorkEnglishTitle |
Enumeration of the Sciences
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The Great Book of Music ⓘ The Harmonization of the Opinions of the Two Sages ⓘ The Virtuous City ⓘ |
| name | Al-Farabi self-link ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
classification of the sciences
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emanationist cosmology ⓘ hierarchy of intellects ⓘ perfect ruler as philosopher-prophet ⓘ virtuous city ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Peripatetic school ⓘ
surface form:
Peripatetic philosophy
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| regionOfActivity |
Baghdad
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Central Islamic lands ⓘ Damascus ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
founder of Farabian school of philosophy
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key transmitter of Greek philosophy into Islamic thought ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Farabi Description of subject: Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
Referenced by (54)
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