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2.4 The Articulation of The Book of Living
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface 1
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Part 1 Physiognomy of an Apocalyptic Age
- 1.1 Cataclysm 23
- 1.2 Eristics and Salvation 33
- 1.3 A Self-chronicling Society 46
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Part 2 The Book of Living
- 2.1 The Totalising Work 55
- 2.2 The Treatise as Totality 60
- 2.3 Parsing Totality 64
- 2.4 The Articulation of The Book of Living 70
- 2.5 Analogues? 98
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Part 3 The Jāḥiẓian Library Under Attack
- 3.1 Introducing the ‘Introduction’ 107
- 3.2 Translation 111
- 3.3 Commentary 129
- 3.4 The Argument 144
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Part 4 The salvific book
- 4.1 Biobibliographies 175
- 4.2 The Form of the ‘Introduction’ 193
- 4.3 The Enigma of the Addressee 224
- 4.4 Invective 239
- 4.5 The Cohesiveness of Society 256
- 4.6 An Encyclopaedia to Save Society 266
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Part 5 The architecture of design
- 5.1 Governance of the Cosmos 277
- 5.2 The Grateful Response, 1 319
- 5.3 The Grateful Response, 2 333
- 5.4 Obliquity 364
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Part 6 Appreciating design
- 6.1 An Eristical Contest 391
- 6.2 Translation 394
- 6.3 The Argument 418
- 6.4 Conclusion 423
- Postface 427
- Appendix: The Praise of Books 430
- Notes 470
- Bibliography 534
- Index 571
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface 1
-
Part 1 Physiognomy of an Apocalyptic Age
- 1.1 Cataclysm 23
- 1.2 Eristics and Salvation 33
- 1.3 A Self-chronicling Society 46
-
Part 2 The Book of Living
- 2.1 The Totalising Work 55
- 2.2 The Treatise as Totality 60
- 2.3 Parsing Totality 64
- 2.4 The Articulation of The Book of Living 70
- 2.5 Analogues? 98
-
Part 3 The Jāḥiẓian Library Under Attack
- 3.1 Introducing the ‘Introduction’ 107
- 3.2 Translation 111
- 3.3 Commentary 129
- 3.4 The Argument 144
-
Part 4 The salvific book
- 4.1 Biobibliographies 175
- 4.2 The Form of the ‘Introduction’ 193
- 4.3 The Enigma of the Addressee 224
- 4.4 Invective 239
- 4.5 The Cohesiveness of Society 256
- 4.6 An Encyclopaedia to Save Society 266
-
Part 5 The architecture of design
- 5.1 Governance of the Cosmos 277
- 5.2 The Grateful Response, 1 319
- 5.3 The Grateful Response, 2 333
- 5.4 Obliquity 364
-
Part 6 Appreciating design
- 6.1 An Eristical Contest 391
- 6.2 Translation 394
- 6.3 The Argument 418
- 6.4 Conclusion 423
- Postface 427
- Appendix: The Praise of Books 430
- Notes 470
- Bibliography 534
- Index 571