Kitab al-Sa‘ada
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Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical treatise
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
attainment of happiness
ⓘ
moral perfection ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Persian intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Miskawayh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualFramework | virtue ethics ⓘ |
| discusses |
acquisition of virtues through habituation
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balance of the soul’s faculties ⓘ rational control of the passions ⓘ relationship between ethics and happiness ⓘ role of reason in moral life ⓘ social dimension of ethical conduct ⓘ vices and their remedies ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
discipline of desire
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moderation in conduct ⓘ moral education ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultivation of virtue
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formation of character ⓘ training of the soul ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic prose
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian ethics
NERFINISHED
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Neoplatonic psychology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated Muslim readers ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ethics
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human happiness ⓘ perfection of the soul ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| method |
ethical exhortation
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philosophical argumentation ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Peripatetic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Persianate world ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Tahdhib al-Akhlaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| seeksTo |
define true happiness
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guide the soul toward perfection ⓘ harmonize philosophy and religion in ethics ⓘ |
| viewsHappinessAs | perfection of the rational soul ⓘ |
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