How Long to Read Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I

How Long Does it Take to Read Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 27 minutes to read Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I by David Simonowitz

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Description

The Ikhwan al-Safa (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity). This compendium contains fifty-two epistles offering synoptic accounts of the classical sciences and philosophies of the age; divided into four classificatory parts, it treats themes in mathematics, logic, natural philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, and theology, in addition to didactic fables. Epistles 32 to 36 comprise the first five treatises in the third division of the Rasa'il, on the sciences of the soul and intellect. Combining Islamic revelation with Hellenistic philosophy, the Ikhwan delineate herein their metaphysical system. Epistles 32 and 33 present adaptations of the Pythagorean doctrines, and of Neo-Platonist leitmotifs, whereby a numerical analogy is applied to the unique and transcendent God, or the One, from whom all existence emanates. Epistle 34 takes up the pervasive theme of the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm, situating the human being as the central link between the celestial and terrestrial realms. In Epistle 35, we find an explanation of the intellectual faculties of the individual human soul, whose ultimate aim is ascension to the timeless reality of pure intellect. Finally, Epistle 36 presents itself as the astrological epistle par excellence of the Rasa'il; from the coming-to-be of worms, to the emergence of religions and empires, nothing in the sub-lunar sphere escapes the determining influence of the celestial cycles.

How long is Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I?

Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I by David Simonowitz is 496 pages long, and a total of 126,976 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 33 minutes to read Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I aloud.

What Reading Level is Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I?

Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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