TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wael B.Hallaq
TI  - Reforming Modernity: Ethics and the New Human in the Philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha
SN  - 9780231193887
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Taha Abdurrahman
KW  - Arab philosophy
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Religion and ethics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Rethinking the Islamic Tradition": A Conceptual Framework -- 2. The Spirit of Modernity -- 3. Islamic Applications of Modernity's Spirit -- 4. Recasting Reason -- 5. Religion, Secularism, Ethics: A Concept of Critique -- 6. Sovereignty, Ethical Management, and Trusteeship  Epilogue: A New Concept of the Human -- Appendix: Taha Responding  -- Notes --  Bibliography  -- Index
N2  - "Wael Hallaq explores the history, development, and contemporary trends in Muslim political thought using the work of Morocco-based philosopher Taha Abdurrahman. A sweeping intellectual history and philosophical examination, this book examines the trajectory of how we understand the central questions plaguing modernity in both the West and Muslim lands"--
ER  -