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- 9780231185462
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- Book Title
- Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversatio
- Publication Name
- Open to Reason : Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with the Western Tradition
- Item Length
- 0.9in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Series
- Religion, Culture, and Public Life Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Type
- Textbook
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- Item Width
- 0.6in
- Item Weight
- 11 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 136 Pages
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What does it mean to be a Muslim philosopher, or to philosophize in Islam? In Open to Reason , Souleymane Bachir Diagne traces Muslims' intellectual and spiritual history of examining and questioning beliefs and arguments to show how Islamic philosophy has always engaged critically with texts and ideas both inside and outside its tradition. Through a rich reading of classical and modern Muslim philosophers, Diagne explains the long history of philosophy in the Islamic world and its relevance to crucial issues of our own time. From classical figures such as Avicenna to the twentieth-century Sufi master and teacher of tolerance Tierno Bokar Salif Tall, Diagne explores how Islamic thinkers have asked and answered such questions as Does religion need philosophy? How can religion coexist with rationalism? What does it mean to interpret a religious narrative philosophically? What does it mean to be human, and what are human beings' responsibilities to nature? Is there such a thing as an "Islamic" state, or should Muslims reinvent political institutions that suit their own times? Diagne shows that philosophizing in Islam in its many forms throughout the centuries has meant a commitment to forward and open thinking. A remarkable history of philosophy in the Islamic world as well as a work of philosophy in its own right, this book seeks to contribute to the revival of a spirit of pluralism rooted in Muslim intellectual and spiritual traditions.
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Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231185464
ISBN-13
9780231185462
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Publication Name
Open to Reason : Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with the Western Tradition
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Religion, Culture, and Public Life Ser.
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
11 Oz
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Series Volume Number
34
Lc Classification Number
Bp163.D5213 2018
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This remarkable book asks questions that only a philosopher could ask: How does a religion yield a vast and long and rich philosophical tradition? How do its doctrines and practices come to require one to develop a philosophical temperament so as to ask rather than shun a wide range of philosophical queries? How does its language evolve to become the carrier of such a philosophical quest? With his immense learning, his wise judgement, and his probing analytical skills, Souleymane Bachir Diagne does not merely provide answers to these questions in relation to Islam, he--in doing so--also reveals something of the highest importance: that a proper pursuit of these questions can offer to us today critical possibilities in two opposing directions. On the one hand, to probe and question from the point of view of our modernity the fixities of our doctrinal past but equally to present how Islam and the philosophy it has yielded over the centuries may offer critical resources by which to understand and criticize many aspects of our modernity., This remarkable book asks questions that only a philosopher could ask: How does a religion yield a vast and long and rich philosophical tradition? How do its doctrines and practices come to require one to develop a philosophical temperament so as to ask rather than shun a wide range of philosophical queries? How does its language evolve to become the carrier of such a philosophical quest? With his immense learning, his wise judgment, and his probing analytical skills, Souleymane Bachir Diagne does not merely provide answers to these questions in relation to Islam, he--in doing so--also reveals something of the highest importance: that a proper pursuit of these questions can offer to us today critical possibilities in two opposing directions. On the one hand, to probe and question from the point of view of our modernity the fixities of our doctrinal past, but equally to present how Islam and the philosophy it has yielded over the centuries may offer critical resources by which to understand and criticize many aspects of our modernity., What makes the volume particularly valuable is a self-conscious theoretical reflection that is often missing in global philosophical accounts., He emphasizes that Islam itself has changed with the world around it, and argues that Muslims should be open to this change., Succeeds admirably in showing that Islam has a long tradition both of philosophizing and of positive engagement with other traditions., Diagne's animated presentations of seminal Islamic philosophers range across centuries, continents, and languages as creative Muslim voices from Damascus, Baghdad, Spain, South Asia, and Mali reject 'closure' and 'literalism' and continue to offer the resources for a reconstructed Islamic intellectual tradition able to meet contemporary challenges of personal faith, ecological ethics, and political and social justice., This is a remarkable and interesting book. Open to Reason is tremendously valuable on two levels: first, as an account of the place of philosophy in Muslim history; and, second, as a philosophical proposal of some depth and substance that could orient Muslims and others in understanding Islam today., This remarkable book asks questions that only a philosopher could ask: How does a religion yield a vast and long and rich philosophical tradition? How do its doctrines and practices come to require one to develop a philosophical temperament so as to ask rather than shun a wide range of philosophical queries? How does its language evolve to become the carrier of such a philosophical quest? With his immense learning, his wise judgment, and his probing analytical skills, Souleymane Bachir Diagne does not merely provide answers to these questions in relation to Islam, he--in doing so--also reveals something of the highest importance: that a proper pursuit of these questions can offer to us today critical possibilities in two opposing directions. On the one hand, to probe and question from the point of view of our modernity the fixities of our doctrinal past but equally to present how Islam and the philosophy it has yielded over the centuries may offer critical resources by which to understand and criticize many aspects of our modernity., This elegant and enjoyable book neatly summarizes the importance of philosophy in Muslim civilization, both in medieval times and in the present. Vividly written and framed with illuminating encounters, Open to Reason is highly recommended for anyone interested in the intellectual history of Islam.
Original Language
French
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. And How to Not Philosophize? 2. How a Language Becomes Philosophical 3. What Does It Mean for a Philosophy to Be Islamic 4. Against Philosophy? 5. A Lesson in Ecological Philosophy 6. The Obligation to Philosophize 7. The Need for Philosophy 8. The Philosophy of Reform 9. The Philosophy of Movement 10. Pluralism Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2018
Topic
Islamic Studies, History & Surveys / Medieval, Islam / History, Religious
Lccn
2018-009493
Dewey Decimal
181.07
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Religion, Social Science, Philosophy
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