what is a good starting point for al-farabi?
the Greeks
>>7648632
this. plato, aristotle, then al-farabi's commentary on them. after his philosophy you can go into his political writings.
On the Perfect State
>>7646964
The trashcan.
>>7648644
I now reading Plato Laws so I guess I will continue with that afterwards, is there any good secondary literature on him that should be read or can be consulted when reading?
>>7650774
>reading Plato's Laws
Do yourself a favor and stop reading it and just read The Republic if you haven't already. It's by far the most redundant of the dialogues and the most boring.
>>7650831
What so terrible about it?
So far I reached book 2 its raise pretty interesting ideas and smooth reading overall.
