Al-Farabi: Influential Medieval Philosopher and His Ideal City Concept

Al-Farabi, influenced by Plato and Aristotle, was known as the Second Aristotle. His works spanned various fields like logic, math, medicine, music, politics, and ethics. He proposed a philosophy involving God as a beginning, being in the middle, and happiness as the end. Al-Farabi delved into the concept of the Virtuous City, contrasting it with the Ignorant City and detailing the principles of achieving a society with high moral standards. He explored the evolution of the social contract from material needs to spiritual and cultural bases. By outlining the structure of the ideal city, he emphasized the roles of philosophers, clergy, artisans, warriors, and merchants.

• Al-Farabi
• Medieval Philosopher
• Virtuous City
• Social Contract
• Ideal Society

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1. Al-Farabi

2. Al-Farabi Influenced by Plato and Aristotle; Often was called as Second Aristotle Works on logics, math, medicine, music, political and ethical themes; Travelled a lot: Cairo, Bagdad, Alexandria, etc.

3. Al-Farabi Philosophy: God as a beginning; Being as in the middle; happiness as an end. Virtuous City vs Ignorant City: society that obtains happiness; V.City of high moral standards, where units are combined by love, solidarity and fairness; How to achieve? Knowledge of vices and virtues, intentions and actions based on those; Social contract and enlightenment;

4. Al-Farabi At the beginning social contract is based on material needs to obtain and survive; Later spiritual and cultural bases of social communication; Help and assistance; Order of the Universe and order in the city;

5. Al-Farabi Structure of the ideal city: 1) Most decent (virtuous) people philosophers; 2) Orators clergy, poets. musicians; 3) Measure men- doctors astrologists, geometric; 4) warriors; 5) Wealthiest merchants, agrarians, etc.