Joshua S. Parens is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas. He is the dean of Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts.[1] Parens is known for his expertise on Islamic and Jewish medieval philosophy.[2][3]
Joshua S. Parens | |
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| Alma mater | St. John's College (BA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Era | 21st century Philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Medieval Philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Dallas |
Main interests | |
Books
edit- Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy. University of Rochester Press, 2016.
- Maimonides and Spinoza: Their Conflicting Views of Human Nature. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook. (edited in collaboration with Joseph C. Macfarland) 2nd edition. Cornell University Press, 2011.
- An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions: Introducing Alfarabi. State University of New York Press, 2006.
- Metaphysics as Rhetoric: Alfarabi's "Summary of Plato's Laws". State University of New York Press, 1995.
- The Foundations and Defense of Laws Plato's Laws and Farabi's Summary, 1992.
References
edit- ^ "New Dean of Braniff Graduate School: Dr. Joshua Parens". University of Dallas. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Hozien, Muhammad (2006). "Joshua Parens, An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions: Introducing Alfarabi". Journal of Islamic Philosophy. 2: 207–208. doi:10.5840/islamicphil20062114. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Galston, Miriam (Summer 2017). "Parens on Strauss's Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy - Joshua Parens : Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy. Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought. (Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2016. Pp. xvi, 191.)". The Review of Politics. 79 (3): 478–481. doi:10.1017/S003467051700033X. ISSN 0034-6705. S2CID 148819898. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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