Arab Philosophical Trends: Responses to Modeity

by: Abdulrahman al-Salimi (Author)

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Edition: 1st

Publication Date: June 30, 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 392 pages

ISBN-10: 1399503294

ISBN-13: 9781399503297

Book Description

This book studies the responses of the founders of twentieth-century Arab philosophical schools to the question of (primarily Weste) modeisation in the Arab world, particularly with its relationship with the Arab heritage. Thus, for some intellectuals, there are calls for a new Nahda or Renaissance, for the Arabs to modeise on their own terms within their own heritage, in various forms. Others are more interested in choosing Weste modeisation and accepting the inevitable consequences of secularisation.
This book studies the responses of the founders of twentieth-century Arab philosophical schools to the question of (primarily Weste) modeisation in the Arab world, particularly with its relationship with the Arab heritage. Thus, for some intellectuals, there are calls for a new Nahda or Renaissance, for the Arabs to modeise on their own terms within their own heritage, in various forms. Others are more interested in choosing Weste modeisation and accepting the inevitable consequences of secularisation.