Reforming Modernity: Ethics and the New Human in the Philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha
Material type: TextPublisher: New York: Columbia University Press, 2019Description: 359 p., 26 cmISBN:- 9780231193887
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Books | Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Main Library - 0.01 | B 1491 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | B 1491 |
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.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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