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Reforming Modernity: Ethics and the New Human in the Philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York: Columbia University Press, 2019Description: 359 p., 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780231193887
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Contents:
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.
Summary: "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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Books 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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