Arab-Islamic Philosophy: A Contemporary Critiqu. al-Jabri, Abbassi**

Name: Arab-Islamic Philosophy: A Contemporary Critiqu. al-Jabri, Abbassi**
Brand: University of Texas Press

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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. \n 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 and twelfth centuries, a time of political and ideological struggle. In the writings of Ibn Hazm and Averro\u00CBs, he identifies the beginnings of Arab rationalism, a\n\nArab-Islamic Philosophy\nA Contemporary Critique\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the pri;