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Miskawayh

Type Figure Region Persia Time 932–1030 Also known as Ibn Miskawayh、Ahmad ibn Muhammad Miskawayh、伊本·米斯克韦

Miskawayh (932–1030) was a Persian-born philosopher, historian, and ethicist from Ray who served long in the Buyid and Abbasid courts in Iraq.

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  1. 932–960Ray · RayBorn in Ray, he received a Persian and Arabic education, studying philosophy, medicine, and history, absorbing the Aristotelian and Neoplatonic traditions, laying the foundation for his later writings.
  2. 960–1010Baghdad · BaghdadHe served successively as librarian and court historian in the Buyid and Abbasid courts, wrote chronicles such as Experience and Nations, and completed the ethical masterpiece Tahdhib al-Akhlaq, exploring the cultivation of the soul and civic virtue.
  3. 1010–1030Isfahan · IsfahanIn his later years he resided in Isfahan, continuing to revise his historical works and engage in philosophical thought; he died in 1030. His ethical writings influenced later Islamic and Jewish philosophy alike.

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