Abstract
In tenth-century Baghdad, during the decline of the ʿAbbāsid caliphate, a circle of Christian and Muslim physicians, philosophers, and translators grew up. They shared a deep and genuine interest in Greek scientific and medical knowledge and, following the tradition of the school of Alexandria, they devoted themselves to the study of Peripatetic philosophy through Arabic translations from Syriac. In their opinion, education should be grounded on this philosophy. School activity consisted of a teacher, his home, books, colleagues, pupils, and occasional visitors. On special occasions, open discussions were organized for huge crowds, often in the librarians’ quarter. The principal promoter of this circle was Abū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnus.
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Bonadeo, C.M. (2011). Abū Bishr Mattā ibn Yūnus. In: Lagerlund, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9729-4_7
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