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History of Islamic Philosophy
Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns that view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy and covers a vast geographical area. This indispensable reference tool includes a comprehensive bibliography and an extensive index.
1232 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
About the author
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
250 books733 followersSeyyed Hossein Nasr was born on April 7, 1933 (19 Farvadin 1312 A.H. solar) in Tehran into a family of distinguished scholars and physicians. His father, Seyyed Valiallah, a man of great learning and piety, was a physician to the Iranian royal family, as was his father before him. The name "Nasr" which means "victory" was conferred on Professor Nasr's grandfather by the King of Persia. Nasr also comes from a family of Sufis. One of his ancestors was Mulla Seyyed Muhammad Taqi Poshtmashhad, who was a famous saint of Kashan, and his mausoleum which is located next to the tomb of the Safavid king Shah Abbas, is still visited by pilgrims to this day.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, currently University Professor of Islamic Studies at the George Washington University, Washington D.C. is one of the most important and foremost scholars of Islamic, Religious and Comparative Studies in the world today. Author of over fifty books and five hundred articles which have been translated into several major Islamic, European and Asian languages, Professor Nasr is a well known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and the Islamic world. An eloquent speaker with a charismatic presence, Nasr is a much sought after speaker at academic conferences and seminars, university and public lectures and also radio and television programs in his area of expertise. Possessor of an impressive academic and intellectual record, his career as a teacher and scholar spans over four decades.
Professor Nasr began his illustrious teaching career in 1955 when he was still a young and promising, doctoral student at Harvard University. Over the years, he has taught and trained an innumerable number of students who have come from the different parts of the world, and many of whom have become important and prominent scholars in their fields of study.
He has trained different generations of students over the years since 1958 when he was a professor at Tehran University and then, in America since the Iranian revolution in 1979, specifically at Temple University in Philadelphia from 1979 to 1984 and at the George Washington University since 1984 to the present day. The range of subjects and areas of study which Professor Nasr has involved and engaged himself with in his academic career and intellectual life are immense. As demonstrated by his numerous writings, lectures and speeches, Professor Nasr speaks and writes with great authority on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from philosophy to religion to spirituality, to music and art and architecture, to science and literature, to civilizational dialogues and the natural environment.
For Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the quest for knowledge, specifically knowledge which enables man to understand the true nature of things and which furthermore, "liberates and delivers him from the fetters and limitations of earthly existence," has been and continues to be the central concern and determinant of his intellectual life.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, currently University Professor of Islamic Studies at the George Washington University, Washington D.C. is one of the most important and foremost scholars of Islamic, Religious and Comparative Studies in the world today. Author of over fifty books and five hundred articles which have been translated into several major Islamic, European and Asian languages, Professor Nasr is a well known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and the Islamic world. An eloquent speaker with a charismatic presence, Nasr is a much sought after speaker at academic conferences and seminars, university and public lectures and also radio and television programs in his area of expertise. Possessor of an impressive academic and intellectual record, his career as a teacher and scholar spans over four decades.
Professor Nasr began his illustrious teaching career in 1955 when he was still a young and promising, doctoral student at Harvard University. Over the years, he has taught and trained an innumerable number of students who have come from the different parts of the world, and many of whom have become important and prominent scholars in their fields of study.
He has trained different generations of students over the years since 1958 when he was a professor at Tehran University and then, in America since the Iranian revolution in 1979, specifically at Temple University in Philadelphia from 1979 to 1984 and at the George Washington University since 1984 to the present day. The range of subjects and areas of study which Professor Nasr has involved and engaged himself with in his academic career and intellectual life are immense. As demonstrated by his numerous writings, lectures and speeches, Professor Nasr speaks and writes with great authority on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from philosophy to religion to spirituality, to music and art and architecture, to science and literature, to civilizational dialogues and the natural environment.
For Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the quest for knowledge, specifically knowledge which enables man to understand the true nature of things and which furthermore, "liberates and delivers him from the fetters and limitations of earthly existence," has been and continues to be the central concern and determinant of his intellectual life.
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January 6, 2019
Good overview, although likely dated. There was some inconsistency in that some chapters were quite argument heavy (my favourite ones) while others ran essentially like biographies or references. Regardless, I enjoyed the work immensely and the sections on specific thinkers (the bulk of it) tended to be excellent. I will certainly be returning to the bibliography often!
January 4, 2014
Both volumes take the place of honor on my desk, where it remains within reach for quick references. I loved reading about one of the richest intellectual traditions in the world from individual thinkers as well as philosophical ideas.
Over the years, I have used this book for my research, read bits and pieces that were relevant but this is the first time I have read it like a "book" from start to finish. I am so glad I did. Al-hamdu li'Llah.
Over the years, I have used this book for my research, read bits and pieces that were relevant but this is the first time I have read it like a "book" from start to finish. I am so glad I did. Al-hamdu li'Llah.
July 26, 2013
It's a great reference book ever for Islamic Philosophy.
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"صدر حديثًا، في معرض القاهرة (2021)
الفلسفة الإسلامية منذ نشأتها إلى اليوم
الفلسفة في أرض النبوة
سيد حسين نصر
ترجمة: عمرو بسيوني - محمود القسطاوي
ليس ذلك الكتاب تاريخًا للفلسفة الإسلامية شاملًا مختصرًا في آنٍ، فحسبُ. إنه برنامج كامل في دراسة الفلسفة الإسلامية: فيتضمَّن تأريخًا لتأريخ الفلسفة الإسلامية – وببليوغرافيات كاملة عما كتب حول الفلسفة الإسلامية شرقًا وغربًا، وحول أعلام الفلسفة الإسلامية وموضوعاتها – وأبحاثًا في بعض القضايا الفلسفية المفردة المهمة التي لم يُلقَ عليها الضوءُ بشكلٍ كافٍ – وتأريخًا للفلسفة الإسلامية، بما في ذلك علم الكلام، منذ نشأة الفلسفة الإسلامية إلى الوقت الراهن مع بيان أهم أعمال أعلامِها ونظرياتهم الفلسفية –
يمتاز الكتاب أيضًا بتأريخه الجيد، غير المختزل ولا السريع، للثقب الأسود في التأريخ للفلسفة الإسلامية، وهو التأريخ للفلسفة ما بعدالسينوية، حيث يركز في أكثر من فصل على الفلسفة الشرقية بعد القرن السابع، سواء في صورها الإشراقية أو الحكمة المتعالية أو ما تلاها حتى الآن - والمؤلف ابن هذه المدرسة - وهو الأمر الذي أهملته بصورة أو بأخرى أغلب تواريخ الفلسفة الإسلامية التي تقف عند ابن رشد في الغالب، وإن تجاوزته فإلى بعض الأعلام القليلة بعده وبصورة مقتضبة.
وأخيراً يمتد الكتاب ليتضمن أبحاثًا في آفاق الفلسفة الإسلامية في المستقبل وتعاطيها مع الواقع الحالي في ظل الحداثة وما بعد الحداثة.
الكتاب بقلم قامة فلسفية قد تكون الأكبر في عالم الفلسفة الإسلامية الأكاديمي اليوم، خاصة إذا علمنا أنه الفيلسوف المسلم الوحيد الذي أفردت له سلسلة "مكتبة الفلاسفة الأحياء" مجلدًا خاصًّا حول أعماله وأفكاره، والكتاب خلاصة خمسين عامًا من اشتغاله في حقل الفلسفة الإسلامية كما يقول في مقدمة الكتاب.
*الفهرس ومقدمتي للترجمة في التعليقات."
"صدر حديثًا، في معرض القاهرة (2021)
الفلسفة الإسلامية منذ نشأتها إلى اليوم
الفلسفة في أرض النبوة
سيد حسين نصر
ترجمة: عمرو بسيوني - محمود القسطاوي
ليس ذلك الكتاب تاريخًا للفلسفة الإسلامية شاملًا مختصرًا في آنٍ، فحسبُ. إنه برنامج كامل في دراسة الفلسفة الإسلامية: فيتضمَّن تأريخًا لتأريخ الفلسفة الإسلامية – وببليوغرافيات كاملة عما كتب حول الفلسفة الإسلامية شرقًا وغربًا، وحول أعلام الفلسفة الإسلامية وموضوعاتها – وأبحاثًا في بعض القضايا الفلسفية المفردة المهمة التي لم يُلقَ عليها الضوءُ بشكلٍ كافٍ – وتأريخًا للفلسفة الإسلامية، بما في ذلك علم الكلام، منذ نشأة الفلسفة الإسلامية إلى الوقت الراهن مع بيان أهم أعمال أعلامِها ونظرياتهم الفلسفية –
يمتاز الكتاب أيضًا بتأريخه الجيد، غير المختزل ولا السريع، للثقب الأسود في التأريخ للفلسفة الإسلامية، وهو التأريخ للفلسفة ما بعدالسينوية، حيث يركز في أكثر من فصل على الفلسفة الشرقية بعد القرن السابع، سواء في صورها الإشراقية أو الحكمة المتعالية أو ما تلاها حتى الآن - والمؤلف ابن هذه المدرسة - وهو الأمر الذي أهملته بصورة أو بأخرى أغلب تواريخ الفلسفة الإسلامية التي تقف عند ابن رشد في الغالب، وإن تجاوزته فإلى بعض الأعلام القليلة بعده وبصورة مقتضبة.
وأخيراً يمتد الكتاب ليتضمن أبحاثًا في آفاق الفلسفة الإسلامية في المستقبل وتعاطيها مع الواقع الحالي في ظل الحداثة وما بعد الحداثة.
الكتاب بقلم قامة فلسفية قد تكون الأكبر في عالم الفلسفة الإسلامية الأكاديمي اليوم، خاصة إذا علمنا أنه الفيلسوف المسلم الوحيد الذي أفردت له سلسلة "مكتبة الفلاسفة الأحياء" مجلدًا خاصًّا حول أعماله وأفكاره، والكتاب خلاصة خمسين عامًا من اشتغاله في حقل الفلسفة الإسلامية كما يقول في مقدمة الكتاب.
*الفهرس ومقدمتي للترجمة في التعليقات."
August 6, 2013
Bil ki ikidir halkın ilmi
Onlarda ziyade yok bu hepsi
Biri hakikat erişilemez
Diğeri batıl, tahsile değmez
İbn Sina ya göre "felsefe'nin gayesi" "insan için mümkün olduğu kadarıyla, tüm mevcutların hakikatlarine vakıf olmak"tır.
"Bilmen gerekirki, mütemadiyen şehvetlerine öncelik tanıyıp onların müzmini olanlar, onlara dalıp gidenler neticede öyle bir noktaya erişirler ki, artık ne onlardan haz alabilirler, ne de onları terkedebilirler"
June 1, 2009
hasil hunting 31 Mei 2009
January 27, 2017
It s so deepest on the eve of cultural expression of Islamic Philosophical sphere
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