Thirty-four scholars from 18 countries on five continents met in Cairo to debate for the first time the ideals of the Enlightenment and secularism while celebrating the 800th anniversary of the death of one of Islam's greatest philosophers. Muslim philosopher Ibn Rushd (1126-1198), known in the West as Averroes, may be viewed as a medieval precursor of the European Enlightenment and as a rallying point for dialogue between East and West. Averroes' attempt to harmonise philosophy and religion, reason and faith, led to a rethinking of the tenets of Christianity. His work spurred on some of the great rational syntheses of Christian thought, such as Thomas Aquinas's "Summa Theologica". This book offers a rare opportunity to learn about the contemporary Arab world and its efforts to dialogue with the West.
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When I was invited to take part in this conference, the theme of which revolves around the Enlightenment, I deemed it befitting to share with you some thoughts which, I hope, may present a new perception to the paradigm of the Enlightenment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ibn Rushd, New York, Third World, Ibn Sina, George Hourani, Decisive Treatise, Ernest Renan, Ibn Tufayl, Immanuel Kant, Middle Ages, Mourad Wahba, Thomas Aquinas, Max Horten, Middle East, Ernst Bloch, Afro-Asian Philosophy Association, Cambridge University Press, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, Ibn Taimeya, Plato's Republic, Ultimate Real, Arab Islamic, Charles Peirce, Collected Papers, Dialectic of Enlightenment New!
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When I was invited to take part in this conference, the theme of which revolves around the Enlightenment, I deemed it befitting to share with you some thoughts which, I hope, may present a new perception to the paradigm of the Enlightenment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ibn Rushd, New York, Third World, Ibn Sina, George Hourani, Decisive Treatise, Ernest Renan, Ibn Tufayl, Immanuel Kant, Middle Ages, Mourad Wahba, Thomas Aquinas, Max Horten, Middle East, Ernst Bloch, Afro-Asian Philosophy Association, Cambridge University Press, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, Ibn Taimeya, Plato's Republic, Ultimate Real, Arab Islamic, Charles Peirce, Collected Papers, Dialectic of Enlightenment New!
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- The Incoherence of the Philosophers, 2nd Edition (Brigham Young University - Islamic Translation Series) by Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali on page 254, page 257, and page 261
- Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone (Torchbooks) by Immanuel Kant on page 39, page 97, and page 112
- Interpretation of Religion by John Hick on page 86, page 89, and page 90
- Dialectic of Enlightenment (Cultural Memory in the Present) by Max Horkheimer on page 69, page 75, and page 76
- The Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford World's Classics) by Aristotle on page 67, page 139, and page 153
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- Dialogue Among Civilizations: Some Exemplary Voices by Fred Dallmayr in Back Matter
- How Can We Know What God Means?: The Interpretation of Revelation by Jorge E. J. Gracia in Back Matter
- Renewing the Past, Reconfiguring Jewish Culture: From al-Andalus to the Haskalah (Jewish Culture and Contexts) by Ross Brann in Front Matter
- A Brief Introduction to Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman in Back Matter
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