Nasir al-Din Tusi: A Philosopher for All Seasons

Nasir al-Din Tusi: A Philosopher for All Seasons explores the life and work of the mediaeval Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi (d. 1274) within the historical and religious contexts in which he was active during the course of his eventful life. The book brings to light the philosophical character of all the different intellectual areas and genres of writing that Tusi experimented with including: metaphysics, theology, ethics, politics, astronomy, logic and aesthetics. Nasir al-Din Tusi: A Philosopher for All Seasons describes one of the most tumultuous periods in medieval Muslim history between Mongols invasions and Isma'ili ascendancy. It illustrates the cross-fertilisation of ideas which found their broadest expression in the thought and writings of Nasir al-Din Tusi.