- Part one found in: Classical Arabic Philosophy: An Anthology of Sources. Trans. Jon McGinnis and David C. Reisman. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Co. Inc., 2007.
- Part two found in: Medieval Political Philosophy: A Sourcebook. 2nd. Edition. Eds. Joshua Parens and Joseph C. MacFarland. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2011.
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Selected Aphorisms
Alfarabi. The Political Writings: Selected Aphorisms. Translated by Charles Butterworth. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
The Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle
Alfarabi. The Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. Translated by Muhsin Mahdi. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1962.
Book of the Opinions of the Inhabitants of the Virtuous City
Recommended edition: Al Farabi. Alfarabi on the Perfect State. Trans. Walzer, Richard. New York, NY. Oxford University Press, 1985.
Harmonization of the Opinions of the Two Sages: Plato the Divine and Aristotle
Alfarabi: The Political Writings. Trans. Charles Butterworth. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001.
An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions by Joshua Parens
Parens, Joshua. An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions: Introducing Alfarabi. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006.
Can a Tenth Century Aristotelian Help us Understand Plato’s Laws? by Steven Harvey
Harvey, Steven. "Can a Tenth Century Aristotelian Help us Understand Plato's Laws?" in Plato's Laws: From Theory of Practice. Eds. Samuel Scolnicov and Luc Brisson. Sankt Augustin: Akademica Verlag, 2003.
Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy by Muhsin Mahdi
Mahdi, Muhsin. Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Philosophy in the Renaissance of Islam by Joel Kraemer
Kraemer, Joel. Philosophy in the Renaissance of Islam. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1986.