Plato's <i>Republic</i> in the Islamic Context

Introduction
Alexander Orwin

Section 1: Averroes and His Teachers
Imposing Alfarabi on Plato: Averroes's Novel Placement of the Platonic City
Alexander Orwin
Ibn Bajja: An Independent Reader of the Republic
Josep Puig Montada

Section 2: Poetry, Philosophy, and Logic
Expelling Dialectics from the Ideal State: Making the World Safe for Philosophy in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"
Yehuda Halper
Music, Poetry, and Politics in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"
Douglas Kries

Section 3: Law, Religion, and Philosophy
Averroes on Family and Property in the Commentary on Plato's "Republic"
Catarina Belo
Notes on Averroes's Political Teaching
Shlomo Pines (trans. Alexander Orwin)
The Shari?a of the Republic: Islamic Law and Philosophy in Averroes Commentary on Plato's "Republic"
Rasoul Namazi
An Indecisive Truth: Divine Law and Philosophy in the Decisive Treatise and Commentary on Plato's "Republic"
Karen Taliaferro

Section 4: Wisdom, Government, and the Character of the Political Community
Averroes between Jihad and McWorld
Michael Kochin
The Essential Qualities of the Ruler in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"
Rosalie Helena de Souza Pereira
Natural Perfection or Divine Fiat
Joshua Parens
Philosopher Kings and Counsellors: How Should Philosophers Participate in Politics?
Alexander Orwin

Section 5: Averroes's Reception in Europe
Three Readings of Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic" in Medieval Jewish Thought
Alexander Green
The Two Hebrew-into-Latin Translations of Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic": Method, Motivation, and Context
Michael Engel
Bibliography
Contributors
Index