The network organised two thematic panels on philosophy in the Islamic world of modernity at the “Deutscher Orientalistentag”, which took place at Freie Universität Berlin from 12 to 17 September 2022. The first panel, “Exploring a Field of Research”, presented perspectives and goals of the network in the field of tension between academic disciplines and concepts of philosophy. The second panel, “Revisiting Arab Formations of the Secular and Secularism”, discussed approaches for a reassessment of the manifestations of the secular in the Arab world with a view to their complex interconnections with Western modernity, the (after)effects of the colonial legacy and intellectual traditions of the Arab-Islamic history of ideas.
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“Logical empiricism in Turkish exile” by Pascale Roure
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The network member Pascale Roure published an open access paper on Hans Reichenbach’s philosophical activities at the Istanbul University in the 1930s and his impact on his Turkish students – most of them women.
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“Toleranzdebatten in der islamischen Welt in Zeiten des Umbruchs” von Urs Gösken
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Das Netzwerkmitglied Urs Gösken hat einen Beitrag publiziert im Sammelband Toleranz, herausgegeben von Dagmar Kiesel und Cleophea Ferrari. Der Artikel untersucht Wandlungen im Konzept von Toleranz in Theorie und Praxis in der islamischen Welt unter dem Einfluss von Reformbewegungen im späteren 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, allen voran in einschlägigen Gedichten des Literaten Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ Ibrāhīm (1872 – 1932).
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Ibn Rushd Lecture – Deconstructing Authoritarianism? German-Arabic Perspectives
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Sarhan Dhouib will present the three volumes of the series “Experiences of Injustice in Transcultural Perspective” as part of the Ibn Rushd Lectures, discussing, among other things, the critical function of philosophy in general and in authoritarian states in particular, and how criticism can be formulated and expressed under authoritarian circumstances. (Event in Arabic and German)
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Dynamik des Seins. Aktuelle Perspektiven auf Ontologie in Iran. Aufzeichnung jetzt Online
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Die Aufzeichnung der Vorlesung “Dynamik des Seins. Aktuelle Perspektiven auf Ontologie in Iran”, die Roman Seidel und Mansooreh Khalilizand im Rahmen der von der Wiener Gesellschaft für Interkultuerelle Philosophie und dem Netzwerk “Philosphie in der islamischen Welt der Moderne” am Do 5.5.2022 gehalten haben, ist nun online verfügbar.
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Aspects of the Development of Modern Turkish Academic Philosophy
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In two talks this concluding panel of the Lecture Series “Philosophizing in the Islamic Modern World. An Intercultural Perspective” is devoted to Developements of Academic Philosophy in Modern Turkey. Zeynep Direk (Koç University, Istanbul) will discuss “The Ideal of Turkish Modernity in Turkish Philosophical Humanism” followed by a presentation of Christoph Herzog (University of Bamberg) which will be focussing “On the Institutionalization of Academic Philosophy in the Republic of Turkey (1930s to 1970s).
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Nassif Nassar über philosophische Unabhängigkeit und menschliche Freiheit. Aufzeichnung jetzt Online
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Die Aufzeichnung der Vorlesung “Nassif Nassar über philosophische Unabhängigkeit und menschliche Freiheit”, die Elizabeth Suzane Kassab und Michaek Frey im Rahmen der von der Wiener Gesellschaft für Interkultuerelle Philosophie und dem Netzwerk “Philosphie in der islamischen Welt der Moderne” am Do 7.4.2022 gehalten haben, ist nun online verfügbar.
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Dynamics of Being. Contemporary Perspectives on Ontology in Iran
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This panel is devoted to aspects of metaphysics in contemporary Iran. An introductory overview will focus on the context, basic ideas and meaning of Molla Sadra’s Philosphy in Iran today. The following presentation will outline the main lines of Ṣadrā’s thought, as well as some of his core concepts, explore the innovative nature of his philosophical system and discuss how central Islamic concepts – Allah, Qur’an, creation – undergo a radical philosophical transformation.
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Was ist postklassische Philosophie im Islam und wie ist sie entstanden?
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Öffentlicher Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Frank Griffel (Yale) am Mittwoch, 27. April 2022 um 18:15 Uhr, hybrid und an der Universität Göttingen
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Study on Islam and its Contemporary Significance
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The as yet unpublished work “Studie über den Islam und seine gegenwärtige Bedeutung” (Study on Islam and its Contemporary Significance) , written by the Syrian philosopher Nayef Ballouz is now available as vol. 3 of the book series “Philosophy in the Modern Middle East” (Berlin: de Gruyter October 2021). Originally written in the 1980s the work is now accessible in the German translation by Alexander Flores.