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DDC 181/.6
A 17

   Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, (active 10th century,)
    The philosopher responds : : an intellectual correspondence from the tenth century.
   Volume one /. - New York : : New York University Press,, [2019]. - 1 online resource. - (Library of Arabic literature). - URL: https://library.dvfu.ru/lib/document/SK_ELIB/17C04F76-CADC-4511-B7E3-51827F2736C2. - ISBN 9781479886999 (electronic bk.). - ISBN 1479886998 (electronic bk.)
On why short people tend to be crafty and tall people foolish-a natural question. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 13, 2019).
Параллельные издания: Print version: : Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, active 10th century. Philosopher responds : Volume one. - New York : New York University Press, [2019]. - ISBN 9781479886999
    Содержание:
Intro; Letter from the General Editor; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map: Buyid and Neighbouring Lands; Note on the Text; Notes to the Introduction; The Philosopher Responds; On the differences between a number of similar words-a linguistic question; On why people commend the keeping of secrets yet still disclose them-an ethical question; On why certain names are more pleasing than others-a composite question about the secrets of nature and the letters of the language; On why people preach renunciation but do not practice it
On reasons, causes, time, and place-a question relating to voluntary choiceOn why people seek worldly goods through knowledge but do not seek knowledge through worldly goods-a question relating to voluntary choice; On why people long for the past-a natural question; On why men of knowledge tend to be conceited-an ethical question; On why people are sometimes ashamed and sometimes proud of wrongdoing; on the meaning of shame; On why people claim to have knowledge they lack-a natural question; On why it pleases people when others ascribe good qualities to them-a natural question
On why it is bad to praise people in their presence and good to praise them in their absence-a question relating to voluntary choiceOn why people want to know what others say about them in their absence-a natural question; On why people disapprove of young people who act as if they were older-a question relating to voluntary choice; On why mean people tend to be mild-tempered and generous people volatile-an ethical question; On why people need to acquire knowledge but not ignorance-a question relating to nature and voluntary choice
On why people who provoke admiration also feel wonder at themselves on the nature of wonder; on describing and knowing God-a natural question; On why it is unseemly to eulogize long-time friends and acquaintances-a question relating to voluntary choice; On why blind people are often endowed with unusual powers-a natural question; On why people say that nothing good comes from partnership- a question relating to nature and voluntary choice; On why people use intermediaries despite the problems with partnership-a question relating to voluntary choice
On why people speak gladly about the needs of those they concern themselves with yet keep quiet about their own needs-a question relating to natural and ethical mattersOn why some people become famous after they die-a question relating to natural and ethical matters; On why men of virtue and reason feel envious toward their equals even though they know envy is blameworthy-an ethical question; On why we fear death but sometimes welcome it-a question relating to natural and ethical matters; On why thin people tend to be noble and fat people ignoble-a natural question

Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, (active 10th century,). The philosopher responds : [Электронный ресурс] : an intellectual correspondence from the tenth century. Volume one /, [2019]. - 1 online resource с. (Введено оглавление)

DDC 181/.6
A 17

   Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, (active 10th century,)
    The philosopher responds : : an intellectual correspondence from the tenth century.
   Volume two /. - New York : : New York University Press,, [2019]. - 1 online resource. - (Library of Arabic literature). - URL: https://library.dvfu.ru/lib/document/SK_ELIB/B27245D1-DBD3-4A00-A6D1-6852AEAA5FF7. - ISBN 9781479865444 (electronic bk.). - ISBN 1479865443 (electronic bk.)
On why we are more likely to heed a preacher who practices what he preaches. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 13, 2019). Print version record.
Параллельные издания: Print version: : Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, active 10th century. Philosopher responds : Volume two. - New York : New York University Press, [2019]. - ISBN 9781479865444
    Содержание:
Intro; Letter from the General Editor; Map: Buyid and Neighbouring Lands; The Philosopher Responds; On the influence of companions on a person's character and on the benefits of companionship; On why people scorn certain forms of ostentatious demeanor and why individuals aren't simply allowed to do as they please; On what the soul seeks in this world and on the nature of human beings; On the nature and attributes of God; On why people experience fear in the absence of an apparent cause; On why people fly into a rage when they can't open a lock; On why people with small heads have light brains
On certain beliefs concerning the relation between a person's facial hair and his characterOn why people racked by suffering find it easy to face death; On why people denigrate things they fail to attain and are hostile to things of which they are ignorant; On why it is easier to make enemies than friends; On why atheists act morally; On why some people willingly become the butt of other people's jokes; On why people love to occupy positions of eminence; On why we honor people for the achievements of their ancestors but not those of their progeny
On why the progeny of illustrious people evince an elevated sense of entitlement and self-importanceOn whether it would be more consistent with the true order of things if all people were honored equally; On different forms of divination; On why some people dislike being addressed as "old man" while others relish it; On why people take comfort from knowing they are not alone in their misfortune; On the virtues of different nations, such as the Arabs, Byzantines, Persians, and Indians; On why intelligent people are more susceptible to grief
On why intrinsic merit and worldly fortune do not coincideOn the meaning of coincidence; On the nature of compulsion and choice; On the reason for the wanderlust experienced by certain people; On why people desire knowledge, and on the benefits of knowledge; On why people and other animals respond so powerfully to certain kinds of sounds and musical effects; On why older people are more liable to hope; on the meaning of "hope" and related terms; On why women are more jealous than men; on the nature and moral status of jealousy; On why more people die young than die old
On why people seek likenessesOn why we find it easier to represent extreme ugliness in our imagination than exquisite beauty; On why sudden joy affects people so violently; On why we experience states of suffering more intensely than states of well-being; On why seeing someone laughing causes others to laugh; On why human beings are so attached to the world despite the misfortunes and suffering they experience in it; On why people say the world would fall to ruin if it weren't for fools; On the anxiety experienced by people who have something to hide

Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, (active 10th century,). The philosopher responds : [Электронный ресурс] : an intellectual correspondence from the tenth century. Volume two /, [2019]. - 1 online resource с. (Введено оглавление)