In this excerpt from The Philosopher Responds: An Intellectual Correspondence from the Tenth Century, the litterateur Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥidī asks the philosopher Abū ʿAlī Miskawayh why opposites seem to attract, and Miskawayh offers a response on the nature of and reasons for affection.  On why friendship arises between apparently dissimilar individuals—a volitional and ethical question … Continue reading Opposites Attract: An Excerpt from The Philosopher Responds on the Nature of Affection