An Al-Farabian Analysis of Social Disorder in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Like many political philosophers, Al-Farabi was influenced by Greek philosophy and tried to define the best regime and ruler. However, much has changed in Al-Farabian scholarship since the 1970s, and 80s through deeper analyses of his philosophy, and translations of his works. The early Islamic...
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Selcuk University Press
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Summary: | Like many political philosophers, Al-Farabi was influenced by Greek
philosophy and tried to define the best regime and ruler. However,
much has changed in Al-Farabian scholarship since the 1970s, and 80s
through deeper analyses of his philosophy, and translations of his
works. The early Islamic philosopher Al-Farabi (870-950) played a key
role in the revival of Plato and Aristotle’s works within Islamic
philosophy, guiding others by studying and providing commentary on
these texts. Al-Farabi and his political philosophy deal with the
existence of human, ruling, and ruled organs in the body, the city and
state which exemplify hierarchy, the features of a ruler, and the
differences between excellent and ignorant cities in his on the Perfect
State. In this sense, focusing on an Al-Farabian political reading of Julius
Caesar, the aim of this study is twofold. Firstly, it examines the
abovementioned socio-political issues to present the idea that such
political qualities are also represented and questioned in Shakespeare's
Julius Caesar. Secondly, the paper argues that the two works exhibit
socio-political similarities inasmuch as Caesar’s portrayal of power
relations within the play can be related to Al-Farabian understanding of
the society, state, and rulership. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-4921 2458-908X |