Joshua Parens Explained

Joshua S. Parens
Alma Mater:	St. John's College (BA)University of Chicago (PhD)
Era:	21st century Philosophy
Region:	Western philosophy
School Tradition:	Medieval Philosophy
Institutions:	University of Dallas
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Influences:	Farabi, Maimonides, Spinoza, Leo Strauss

Joshua S. Parens is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas. He is the dean of Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts.^[1] Parens is known for his expertise on Islamic and Jewish medieval philosophy.^{[2] [3]}

Books

• Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy. University of Rochester Press, 2016.
• Maimonides and Spinoza: Their Conflicting Views of Human Nature. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
• Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook. (edited in collaboration with Joseph C. Macfarland) 2nd edition. Cornell University Press, 2011.
• An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions: Introducing Alfarabi. State University of New York Press, 2006.
• Metaphysics as Rhetoric: Alfarabi's "Summary of Plato's Laws". State University of New York Press, 1995.
• The Foundations and Defense of Laws Plato's Laws and Farabi's Summary, 1992.

External links

• Joshua S. Parens at University of Dallas

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Dean of Braniff Graduate School: Dr. Joshua Parens. University of Dallas. 22 April 2018. en.
2. Hozien. Muhammad. Joshua Parens, An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions: Introducing Alfarabi. Journal of Islamic Philosophy. 2006. 2. 207–208. 10.5840/islamicphil20062114. 22 April 2018.
3. Galston. Miriam. Parens on Strauss's Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy - Joshua Parens : Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy. Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought. (Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2016. Pp. xvi, 191.). The Review of Politics. Summer 2017. 79. 3. 478–481. 10.1017/S003467051700033X. 148819898 . 22 April 2018. en. 0034-6705.