The twelfth-century philosopher Averroes is often identified by modern Arab thinkers as an early advocate of the Enlightenment. Saud M. S. Al-Tamamy demonstrates that an historical as well as comparative approach to Averroes' thought refutes this widely held assumption. The philosophical doctrine of Averroes is compared with that of the key figure of the Enlightenment in Western thought, Immanuel Kant. By comparing Averroes and Kant, Al-Tamamy evaluates the ideologies of each thinker's work and in particular focuses on their respective political implications on two social groups: the Elite, in Averroes' case, and the Public, in the case of Kant. The book's methodology is at once historical, analytical and communicative, and is especially relevant when so many thinkers - both Western and Middle Eastern - are anxious to find common denominators between the formations of Islamic and Western cultures. It responds to a need for comparative analysis in the field of Averroes studies, and takes on the challenge to uncover the philosopher's influence on the Enlightenment.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781780765709
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190020675
Product Key Features
Book Title
Averroes, Kant and the Origins of the Enlightenment: Reason and Revelation in Arab Thought
Author
Saud M. S. Al Tamamy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
610g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Saud M. S. Al Tamamy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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