Syriac Encyclopaedia Of Aristotelian Philosophy Barhebraeus (13th C.), Butyrum Sapientiae, Books Of Ethics, Economy, And Politics A Critical Edition, With Introduction, Translation, Commentary

This volume deals with the part on practical philosophyin Barhebraeus's "Butyrum sapientiae" or" Cream of Wisdom." The practical philosophy in this large encyclopaedia of Aristotelean thinking in this Syriac language consists of three books: Ethics, Economy and Politics. The books of Ethics and Politics have been edited, translated and commented upon for the very first time in this publication. These books are unique and probably the only specimens of its kind, surviving in the Syriac language and literature.They were written at the end of Barhebraeus's life (1285/86) during a period in which the Syriac language had been rapidly losing ground to Arabic and was to almost disappear as a living language not long after the author's death.Joosse, Nanne Pieter George is the author of 'Syriac Encyclopaedia Of Aristotelian Philosophy Barhebraeus (13th C.), Butyrum Sapientiae, Books Of Ethics, Economy, And Politics A Critical Edition, With Introduction, Translation, Commentary', published 2004 under ISBN 9789004141339 and ISBN 9004141332.