Wenn wir über das Forschungsfeld „Philosophie in der islamischen Welt der Moderne“ sprechen, müssen wir uns auch Gedanken darüber machen, wie wir dieses Forschungsfeld bezeichnen, welche Position und Perspektive wir dabei einnehmen und was unsere Bezeichnungen implizieren. Diese Diskussion ist so alt wie die Beschäftigung mit dieser Philosophie selbst, ohne dass sich bisher eine Bezeichnung als richtige durchsetzen konnte.
Critique as reception: Can there be an objective study of Contemporary Arab Thought?
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Zeit für andere Relationen: die Aufgabe der Dekolonisierung, Epistemologie und das Politische
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Revolt as space of possibility
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In Iran a space of possibility has opened up; for eleven weeks now, people, above all women, have taken to the streets and, at the risk of their lives, keep this space open. Under the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” (zan, zendegī, āzādī), the protests have developed an unprecedented dynamic that has already brought about profound changes, even though the regime is still standing, changes that might even justify the notion of a feminist revolution. How can one explain this absolute collective will of the movement, what is the significance of the pioneering roles of women and young people in it, what holds this movement together, and how can its global political dimension be reflected conceptually?
Philosophy in the Modern Islamic World as an Interdisciplinary Field of Research
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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The as yet unpublished work “Studie über den Islam und seine gegenwärtige Bedeutung” (Study on Islam and its Contemporary Significance) , written by the Syrian philosopher Nayef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.