Ernst Bloch 
Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left [EPUB ebook] 

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Ernst Bloch was one of the most significant twentieth-century German thinkers, yet he remains overshadowed by his Frankfurt School contemporaries. Known for his engagement with utopianism and religious thought, Bloch also wrote incisively about ontological questions. In his short masterpiece Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left, Bloch gives a striking account of materialism that traces emancipatory elements of modern thought to medieval Islamic philosophers’ encounter with Aristotle.
Bloch argues that the great medieval Islamic philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) planted the seeds of a radical materialism still relevant for critical theory today. He contrasts Avicenna’s and Aquinas’s interpretations of Aristotle on form and matter to argue that Avicenna’s reading democratizes power and undermines clerical and political authority. Bloch explores Avicenna’s world and metaphysics in detail, showing how even his most recondite theoretical concerns prove capable of pointing toward radical social transformation. He blazes an original path through the history of ideas, including Averroes (Ibn Rushd), Spinoza, and Marx as well as lesser-known figures. Here translated into English for the first time, Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left is at once a succinct summation of Bloch’s own idiosyncratic materialism, a provocative reconstruction of the Western philosophical tradition in light of its exchanges with Islamic thought, and a vital resource for contemporary debates about materialism in critical theory.

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A Note on the Text and Translation
Acknowledgments
Introduction, by Loren Goldman
Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Tentang Penulis

Ernst Bloch (1885–1977) was a major German philosopher, sometimes considered the foremost twentieth-century utopian thinker. His work influenced Theodor Adorno and the Frankfurt School, and he collaborated with Georg Lukács and Walter Benjamin. Among his most significant books are The Spirit of Utopia and The Principle of Hope.Loren Goldman is assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.Peter Thompson is reader emeritus in German at the University of Sheffield. His books include The Privatization of Hope: Ernst Bloch and the Future of Utopia (2013).

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Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780231548144 ● Ukuran file 27.3 MB ● Penterjemah Loren Goldman & Peter Thompson ● Penerbit Columbia University Press ● Kota New York ● Negara US ● Diterbitkan 2018 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 6715839 ● Perlindungan salinan Adobe DRM
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