Ar‐Abu Nasr‐al‐Farabi

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Ar‐Abu Nasr‐al‐Farabi

Called in Latin Alpharabius, a Persian, and the greatest Aristotelian philosopher of the age. He was born in 950 A.D., and is reported to have been murdered in 1047. He was an Hermetic philosopher and possessed the power of hypnotizing through music, making those who heard him play the lute laugh, weep, dance and do what he liked. Some of his works on Hermetic philosophy may be found in the Library of Leyden (TG).

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Shortly: Called in Latin Alpharabius, a Persian, and the greatest Aristotelian philosopher of the age. He was...