Al-Farabi
OriginCentral Asia
Era872
SchoolIslamic
About Al-Farabi
Known as the Second Teacher after Aristotle. The Virtuous City reimagines the Platonic republic for an Islamic world. Wrote towering commentaries on logic that anchored the tradition. Argued the philosopher and the lawgiver can be one person. Also a serious music theorist. Studied in Baghdad under Christian Aristotelians and taught across the region.
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