Modernity and the ideals of Arab-Islamic and western-scientific philosophy : the worldviews of Mario Bunge and Taha Abd al-Rahman / A.Z. Obiedat.
Obiedat, A. Z., author.
2022
B821
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Title
Modernity and the ideals of Arab-Islamic and western-scientific philosophy : the worldviews of Mario Bunge and Taha Abd al-Rahman / A.Z. Obiedat.
Author
Obiedat, A. Z., author.
ISBN
9783030942656 (electronic bk.)
3030942651 (electronic bk.)
9783030942649
3030942643
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94265-6
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
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1 online resource : illustrations
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10.1007/978-3-030-94265-6 doi
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B821
Dewey Decimal Classification
191
Summary
This is the first study to compare the philosophical systems of secular scientific philosopher Mario Bunge (1919-2020), and Moroccan Islamic philosopher Taha Abd al-Rahman (b.1945). In their efforts to establish the philosophical underpinnings of an ideal modernity these two great thinkers speak to the same elements of the human condition, despite their opposing secular and religious worldviews. While the differences between Bunges critical-realist epistemology and materialist ontology on the one hand, and Tahas spiritualist ontology and revelational-mystical epistemology on the other, are fundamental, there is remarkable common ground between their scientific and Islamic versions of humanism. Both call for an ethics of prosperity combined with social justice, and both criticize postmodernism and religious conservatism. The aspiration of this book is to serve as a model for future dialogue between holders of Western and Islamic worldviews, in mutual pursuit of modernitys best-case scenario. A. Z. Obiedat is an Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Culture at Wake Forest University, USA. .
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Modernity
Chapter 3: Religious, Secular, Scientific
Chapter 4: An Introduction to Mario Bunge, and to the Philosophical Endeavor
Chapter 5: Taha Abd al-Rahmans Islamic Worldview and the Spirit of Modernity
Chapter 6: A Modern View of the Nature of Reality, and a Pre-Modern Counterpoint: The Scientific Ontology of Mario Bunge, and Five Religious Counter-Arguments for the Existence of A Deity. Chapter 7: Modern Knowing via Realistic Epistemology: Mario Bunge on the Perfectibility and Unity of Modern Human Knowledge. Chapter 8: Modern Virtuous Ethics: Knowing the Good and Doing the Right in Scientific Humanism
Chapter 9: Taha Abd al-Rahman On Modern and Postmodern Family Ethics
Chapter 10: Tahas Attempt at Surpassing Current Islamic Movements: A Mystical Perspective on Ethics and Politics
Chapter 11: Comparative Evaluation: The Paths to Philosophical Modernity of Taha and Bunge
Chapter 12: Epilogue: Of Surprises and Gaps, or the Future of Philosophical System Building and the Philosophy of Religion.

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