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Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi became one of the most important philosophers in the Arabic tradition after Aristotle and Plato.

BORN c. 872 CE · Farab region, Central AsiaDIED 950 CE · Damascus, SyriaERA Abbasid

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Developed a major synthesis of logic, metaphysics, prophecy, and political order.

THE RECORD

His political writings described the virtuous city and the role of wisdom in rule.
He advanced the study of logic in Arabic philosophy.
Later philosophers treated him as a major authority.