RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOCIOPOLITICAL HIERARCHY IN FARABI'S UTOPIA.
Farabi's Virtuous City has a special sociopolitical hierarchy, which at first glance, appears to be original. Now, the following questions are raised: What was Farabi's main criteria for creating this sociopolitical hierarchy? And to what extent did he drew on historical facts to establish this hier...
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