Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201 – 1274) was a Persian philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a Persian polymath, philosopher, and astronomer who served first the Ismaili Nizari rulers of Alamut and then, after the Mongol conquest, the Ilkhanid court. From his observatory at Maragha he directed an international team of astronomers whose work on planetary models, including the Tusi couple, influenced both later Islamic astronomy and the development of European heliocentric thought. His Nasirean Ethics is a major work of Islamic moral philosophy, and he produced original contributions in mathematics, logic, and Avicennan philosophy. He died in Baghdad.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Persian
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Islamic Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Nasir al-Din al-Tusi:
“Astronomy reveals the order of the work of God.”
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Attributed to Nasir al-Din al-Tusi:
“Mathematics is the bridge between the abstract and the real.”
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Attributed to Nasir al-Din al-Tusi:
“Ethics is the study of the soul's perfection in this life.”
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Attributed to Nasir al-Din al-Tusi:
“The good of human society is the foundation of every good law.”
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Attributed to Nasir al-Din al-Tusi:
“Justice is the equilibrium of the soul and of the city.”
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- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was born in 1201 and died in 1274.
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- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a Persian philosopher of the Medieval era.
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- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
- What was Nasir al-Din al-Tusi known for?
- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a Persian polymath, philosopher, and astronomer who served first the Ismaili Nizari rulers of Alamut and then, after the Mongol conquest, the Ilkhanid court.
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