The Quest for Happiness in Al-Farabi’s Philosophy

Volume: 6 Number: 2 April 1, 2006
  • Latif Tokat
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The Quest for Happiness in Al-Farabi’s Philosophy

Abstract

Morality, epistemology, politics and metaphysics are related to each other in al- Farabi’s philosophy. There is no way to evaluate his moral philosophy without his metaphysical system. The quest for happiness is a having knowledge process which begins with logic and ends with metaphysics. Happiness is the most well-known aim. For al-Farabi we can know what it is after establishing a metaphysical system. The understanding of God, Being and human-being determines what happiness is and how can we reach it. According to al-Farabi, human-being, like all other beings, emanates from First Intellect /God. For this reason if a man wants to attain “supreme felicity” he must aim First Intellect. First Intellect is an object of love.

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Turkish

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Authors

Latif Tokat This is me

Publication Date

April 1, 2006

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November 10, 2014

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Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 2

ISNAD
Tokat, Latif. “Farabi Felsefesinde Mutluluğun Araştırılması”. Dinbilimleri Akademik Araştırma Dergisi 6/2 (April 1, 2006): 133-157. https://izlik.org/JA69AU27PN.