Modernity and the Ideals of Arab-Islamic and Western-Scientific Philosophy The Worldviews of Mario Bunge and Taha Abd al-Rahman
This is a provocative book that has as one of its virtues the opening of crucial space for bringing Western and Islamic philosophical voices into dialogue with one another.” —Wael Hallaq, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, USA “Professor Obeidat takes us in an exci...
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Palgrave Macmillan
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Modernity
- Chapter 3: Religious, Secular, Scientific
- Chapter 4: An Introduction to Mario Bunge, and to the Philosophical Endeavor
- Chapter 5: Taha Abd al-Rahman’s Islamic Worldview and the Spirit of Modernity
- Chapter 6: A Modern View of the Nature of Reality, and a Pre-Modern Counterpoint: The Scientific Ontology of Mario Bunge, and Five Religious Counter-Arguments for the Existence of A Deity. Chapter 7: Modern Knowing via Realistic Epistemology: Mario Bunge on the Perfectibility and Unity of Modern Human Knowledge. Chapter 8: Modern Virtuous Ethics: Knowing the Good and Doing the Right in Scientific Humanism
- Chapter 9: Taha Abd al-Rahman On Modern and Postmodern Family Ethics
- Chapter 10: Taha’s Attempt at Surpassing Current Islamic Movements: A Mystical Perspective on Ethics and Politics
- Chapter 11: Comparative Evaluation: The Paths to Philosophical Modernity of Taha and Bunge
- Chapter 12: Epilogue: Of Surprises and Gaps, or the Future of Philosophical System Building and the Philosophy of Religion