Miriam Galston (born 1946) is an American philosopher and associate professor at
The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest top law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of cour ...
. She is known for her research on
Farabi
Abu Nasr Muhammad Al-Farabi ( fa, ابونصر محمد فارابی), ( ar, أبو نصر محمد الفارابي), known in the West as Alpharabius; (c. 872 – between 14 December, 950 and 12 January, 951)PDF version was a renowned early Isla ...
and won the
Farabi International Award
The Farabi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to humanities. Farabi Award winners become a member of Iran's National Elites Fou ...
for her book ''
Politics and Excellence''.
Books
* ''
Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi'', Princeton University Press, 1990; translated into
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
, 2008
References
21st-century American philosophers
American political philosophers
American philosophy academics
Living people
1946 births
Farabi International Award recipients
University of Chicago alumni
George Washington University Law School faculty
Date of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Islamic philosophers
Farabi scholars
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