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AL-FĀRĀBĪ

c. 872–950

The Virtuous City (The Cathedral for Art)

Fārābī's Mabādiʾ ārāʾ ahl al-madīna al-fāḍila outlines the polity ordered toward the highest good, governed by the philosopher-prophet. The Cathedral for Art (§3.2.4) is the same building, re-zoned. The philosopher-prophet has been renamed the Founding Strategist (§3.2.2). The highest good has been renamed the Concept. The city is no longer needed; the church suffices.

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CathedralOperative Term The Founding StrategistDoctrine Concept Al-ghazālīMedieval AugustineMedieval Averroes (ibn rushd)Medieval Avicenna (ibn sīnā)Medieval Ibn arabiMedieval Ibn khaldūnMedieval

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