Virtues of greatness in the Arabic tradition / Sophia Vasalou.
2019
BP188.16.M3
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Title
Virtues of greatness in the Arabic tradition / Sophia Vasalou.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191878749 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
BP188.16.M3
Dewey Decimal Classification
297.5699
Summary
Sophia Vasalou investigates the 'virtues of greatness' in the Islamic world. Examining the virtue of magnanimity in ancient philosophical ethics and the 'greatness of spirit' in the Arabic tradition, she traces the genealogy of these ideals, explores the influences that shaped them, and highlights the contemporary relevance of these ideals.
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Sophia Vasalou investigates the 'virtues of greatness' in the Islamic world. Examining the virtue of magnanimity in ancient philosophical ethics and the 'greatness of spirit' in the Arabic tradition, she traces the genealogy of these ideals, explores the influences that shaped them, and highlights the contemporary relevance of these ideals.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 13, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198842828
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