Al-Farabi Special Issue (Vol 11 No1 May 2027)

Al-Farabi (872–950), who lived during the Golden Age of Islam and known in the Western world as Alpharabius, is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and science. He spent much of his life traveling and writing in centers of learning such as Baghdad, Aleppo, and Damascus, and led a very simple life.

Al-Farabi is known among medieval Islamic scholars as “the Second Master” (al-Muallim al-Thani) due to his immense contributions to the science of logic and his commentary on Aristotle’s works for the Islamic world (Aristotle is considered “the First Master”). One of his greatest intellectual goals was to reconcile Greek philosophy (particularly Plato and Aristotle) with Islamic faith.

He placed logic at the center of philosophical education. By synthesizing the ideas of Aristotle and Plato, he established a new and rational metaphysical system. In his work Enumaration of the Sciences, he provided a detailed classification of all the sciences of his time and defined the philosophical curriculum. In his most famous work, The Virtuous City, he discussed what an ideal state and society should look like, as well as the qualities of the philosopher-king who would govern society. Al-Farabi did not limit himself to abstract philosophy; he was also an astronomer and a musician. By grounding music in mathematical principles, he made significant contributions to music theory.

As he earned the title “the Second Master” for introducing Greek philosophy to the Islamic world, we plan to publish May 2027 issue of Entelekya Logico-Metaphysical Review as a special issue dedicated to al-Farabi. We welcome your submissions in the fields of logic and metaphysics, as well as rational psychology, rational theology, philosophy of nature, political philosophy, music, and ethics.