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KMP 2043
CURRICULUM &
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
PHILOSOPHICAL & HISTORICAL
NIK SYAHAR AIMAN NIK DAUD
14689
ABU NASR AL
FARABI
PHILOSOPHY IN
EDUCATION
BACKGROUND
 Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh al-
Farabi
 Born in a small village Wasij, near Farab
in Turkistan in 259 A.H. (870 A.D.).
 His parents were originally of Persian
descent, but his ancestors had migrated
to Turkistan.
 Known as al-Phrarabius in Europe.
 He was called the "Second Teacher" (al-
Mou'allim al-Thani)
PHILOSOPHY
 Al-Farabi held the belief that
philosophy and Islam are in
harmony.
 Al-Farabi's beliefs both about what
can be known and the complete
range of that knowledge.
 He proved the existence of the
void in his contribution to Physics.
 His book Kitab al-Ihsa al-'Ulum
presents fundamental principles and
classification of sciences from a fresh
perspective
 This book illustrates neatly al-Farabi's
beliefs both about what can be known
and the sheer range of that knowledge.
 Here he leaves aside the division into
theological and philosophical sciences
which other Islamic thinkers would use.
 In the book, he divides his material instead
into five major chapters.
 Chapter 1 deals with the 'science of
language',
 Chapter 2 formally covers the 'science of
logic',
 Chapter 3 is devoted to the 'mathematical
sciences',
 Chapter 4 surveys physics and metaphysics,
 Chapter 5 encompasses 'civil science' (some
prefer the term 'political science'),
jurisprudence and scholastic theology.
 A brief examination of these chapter
headings shows that a total of eight
main subjects are covered; not
surprisingly, there are further
subdivisions as well.
 For example, the third chapter on the
mathematical sciences embraces the
seven subdivisions of arithmetic,
geometry, optics, astronomy, music,
weights and 'mechanical artifices';
these subdivisions in turn have their
own subdivisions.
 One of the important contributions
of al- Farabi was to make the study
of logic more easy by dividing it
into two categories:
 Takhayyul (idea)
 Thubut (proof)
 Al-Farabi also wrote a book on music,
called Kitab al-Musiqa (the Book of
Music).
 He was an expert in art and the science
of music
 He had invented several musical
instruments, besides contributing to
what we now know as "musical notes".
 It has been reported that he could play
his instrument so well that he could
make people laugh or weep.
List of Al-Farabi works
 al-Farabi (c.870-950) al-Madina al-fadila (The Virtuous City), trans. R. Walzer,
Al-Farabi on the Perfect State: Abu Nasr al-Farabi's Mabadi' Ara Ahl al-Madina
al-Fadila, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985. (Revised with introduction and
commentary by the translator.)
al-Farabi (c.870-950) Risala fi'l-'aql (Epistle on the Intellect), ed. M. Bouyges,
Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, 1938. (A seminal text for the understanding of
Farabian epistemology.)
al-Farabi (c.870-950) Kitab al-huruf (The Book of Letters), ed. M. Mahdi, Beirut:
Dar al-Mashriq, 1969. (Modelled on Aristotle's Metaphysics, but of interest to
students of linguistics as well as of philosophy.)
al-Farabi(c. 870-950) Kitab ihsa' al-'ulum (The Book of the Enumeration of the
Sciences), ed. and trans. A. González Palencia, Catálogo de las Ciencias, Arabic
text with Latin and Spanish translation, Madrid: Imprenta y Editorial Maestre,
1953. (A survey of the learned sciences of the day, of encyclopedic range.)
al-Farabi (c.870-950) Kitab al-musiqa al-kabir (The Great Book of Music), ed.
G.A. Khashab and M.A. al-Hafni, Cairo: Dar al-Katib al-'Arabi, 1967. (Al-Farabi's
major contribution to musicology.)

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vdocuments.mx_abu-nasr-al-farabi.ppt

  • 1. KMP 2043 CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PHILOSOPHICAL & HISTORICAL NIK SYAHAR AIMAN NIK DAUD 14689
  • 3. BACKGROUND  Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh al- Farabi  Born in a small village Wasij, near Farab in Turkistan in 259 A.H. (870 A.D.).  His parents were originally of Persian descent, but his ancestors had migrated to Turkistan.  Known as al-Phrarabius in Europe.  He was called the "Second Teacher" (al- Mou'allim al-Thani)
  • 4. PHILOSOPHY  Al-Farabi held the belief that philosophy and Islam are in harmony.  Al-Farabi's beliefs both about what can be known and the complete range of that knowledge.  He proved the existence of the void in his contribution to Physics.
  • 5.  His book Kitab al-Ihsa al-'Ulum presents fundamental principles and classification of sciences from a fresh perspective  This book illustrates neatly al-Farabi's beliefs both about what can be known and the sheer range of that knowledge.  Here he leaves aside the division into theological and philosophical sciences which other Islamic thinkers would use.
  • 6.  In the book, he divides his material instead into five major chapters.  Chapter 1 deals with the 'science of language',  Chapter 2 formally covers the 'science of logic',  Chapter 3 is devoted to the 'mathematical sciences',  Chapter 4 surveys physics and metaphysics,  Chapter 5 encompasses 'civil science' (some prefer the term 'political science'), jurisprudence and scholastic theology.
  • 7.  A brief examination of these chapter headings shows that a total of eight main subjects are covered; not surprisingly, there are further subdivisions as well.  For example, the third chapter on the mathematical sciences embraces the seven subdivisions of arithmetic, geometry, optics, astronomy, music, weights and 'mechanical artifices'; these subdivisions in turn have their own subdivisions.
  • 8.  One of the important contributions of al- Farabi was to make the study of logic more easy by dividing it into two categories:  Takhayyul (idea)  Thubut (proof)
  • 9.  Al-Farabi also wrote a book on music, called Kitab al-Musiqa (the Book of Music).  He was an expert in art and the science of music  He had invented several musical instruments, besides contributing to what we now know as "musical notes".  It has been reported that he could play his instrument so well that he could make people laugh or weep.
  • 10. List of Al-Farabi works  al-Farabi (c.870-950) al-Madina al-fadila (The Virtuous City), trans. R. Walzer, Al-Farabi on the Perfect State: Abu Nasr al-Farabi's Mabadi' Ara Ahl al-Madina al-Fadila, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985. (Revised with introduction and commentary by the translator.) al-Farabi (c.870-950) Risala fi'l-'aql (Epistle on the Intellect), ed. M. Bouyges, Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, 1938. (A seminal text for the understanding of Farabian epistemology.) al-Farabi (c.870-950) Kitab al-huruf (The Book of Letters), ed. M. Mahdi, Beirut: Dar al-Mashriq, 1969. (Modelled on Aristotle's Metaphysics, but of interest to students of linguistics as well as of philosophy.) al-Farabi(c. 870-950) Kitab ihsa' al-'ulum (The Book of the Enumeration of the Sciences), ed. and trans. A. González Palencia, Catálogo de las Ciencias, Arabic text with Latin and Spanish translation, Madrid: Imprenta y Editorial Maestre, 1953. (A survey of the learned sciences of the day, of encyclopedic range.) al-Farabi (c.870-950) Kitab al-musiqa al-kabir (The Great Book of Music), ed. G.A. Khashab and M.A. al-Hafni, Cairo: Dar al-Katib al-'Arabi, 1967. (Al-Farabi's major contribution to musicology.)