Psychology and Spiritual Medicine

Miskawaih's psychology is based on the traditional spiritual¬istic doctrine laid down by Plato and Aristotle, with a predominant Platonic tendency. He treats the subject in al-Fauz al-Asghar and Tahdhib al-Akhlaq. In the first of these works he discusses the problems more thoroughly. But he repeats himself on many…

Moral Philosophy in Miskawaih's Thought

Moral philosophy is so connected with psychology that Miskawaih begins his big treatise on ethics Tahdhib al-Akhlaq, by stating his doctrine of the soul. Here his expose is less philosophical but richer in detail.The point of transition from psychology to ethics is given on pages 18 to 21 where, following Plato, be dr…

Ibn Miskawaih : Doctrines of Philosophy

FIRST PHILOSOPHYThe most important part of Miskawaih's philosophical activity is dedicated to ethics. He is a moralist in the full sense of the word. Three important books of his on ethics have come down to us: (1) Tartib al-Sa`adah, (2) Tahdhib al-Akhlaq, and (3) Jawidan Khirad.Miskawaih's al-Fauz al-Asghar i…

Miskawaih's Life, Workd and Personality

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ya`qub, surnamed Miskawaih, is also called Abu 'Ali al-Khazin. It is yet undecided whether he was himself Miskawaih or the son of (ibn) Miskawaih. Some like Margoliouth and Bergstrasser accept the first alternative; others, like Brockelmann,1 the second.Yaqut says that he was first a Magi (m…

Filsafat Etika dan Moral ala Miskawaih

Filsafat moral sangat berkaitan dengan psikologi, sehingga Miskawaih memulai risalah besarnya itu dengan akhlak. Tahdzib al-Akhlaq, dengan menyatakan doktrinnya tentang ruh. Di sini penerapannya kirang filosofis, tetapi sangat terinci.Masalah peralihan dari psiklologi ke akhlak disajikan pada halaman 18 hingga 21, yan…

Doktrin Filsafat Ibnu Miskawaih

Bagian terpenting kegiatan filosof Miskawaih ditujukan kepada etika. Ia seorang moralis dalam arti sebenarnya. Tiga bukunya yang penting tentang etika telah sampai kepada kita, yaitu : (1) Tartib al-Sa’adah, (2) Tahdzib al-Akhlaq, dan (3) Jawidan Khirad.Buku Miskawaih al-Fauz al-Asghar merupakan sebuah risalah umum ya…