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Arab-Islamic Philosophy: A Contemporary Critique (CMES Middle East Monograph Series)
Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri
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Paperback. Examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. This book questions the philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the fundamentalists. It also explores Arab philosophy in the tenth and twelfth centuries, a time of political and ideological struggle. Translator(s): Abbassi, Aziz. Series: CMES Middle East Monograph Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
The distinguished Moroccan philosopher Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, in this summary of his own work, examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. Al-Jabri rejects what he calls the current polarization of Arab thought between an imported modernism that disregards Arab tradition and a fundamentalism that would reconstruct the present in the image of an idealized past. Both past and present intellectual currents are examined. Al-Jabri first questions the current philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the fundamentalists. Then he turns to history, exploring Arab philosophy in the tenth ... Read more
The distinguished Moroccan philosopher Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, in this summary of his own work, examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. Al-Jabri rejects what he calls the current polarization of Arab thought between an imported modernism that disregards Arab tradition and a fundamentalism that would reconstruct the present in the image of an idealized past. Both past and present intellectual currents are examined. Al-Jabri first questions the current philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the fundamentalists. Then he turns to history, exploring Arab philosophy in the tenth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
CMES Middle East Monograph Series
Condition
New
Weight
202g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292704800
SKU
V9780292704800
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About Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri
Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, Professor of Philosophy at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, is one of the major intellectual figures in the contemporary Arab world. His early research on the epistemological origins of Arab thought resulted in his major work, a trilogy: naqd al `aql al `arabi, published in Beirut in 1982, 1986, and 1989. Translator Aziz Abbassi, a native ... Read more
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