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100 1 _aWael B. Hallaq
245 1 0 _aReforming Modernity:
_bEthics and the New Human in the Philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha
264 1 _aNew York:
_bColumbia University Press,
_c2019
300 _a359 p.,
_c26 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
600 1 0 _aTaha Abdurrahman
650 0 _aArab philosophy
_y20th century
650 0 _aReligion and ethics
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