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The Flying Man : Aristotle, and the Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam : Their Relevance Today
The Flying Man : Aristotle, and the Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam : Their Relevance Today
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About The Book
Ambassador Ahmed introduces the "Islamic Golden Age," roughly the 9th through 13th centuries, through some key Muslim personalities, Philosophy then (not now) entailed astronomy, mathematics, medicine, Islamic theology, and several other disciplines.
He introduces Ibn Sina, Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, & Ibn Arabi, and then shows their important later influence on the West through Maimonides and St Thomas Aquinas. Ahmed shows how Islam and the advancement of society can go hand-in-hand, perhaps by learning from the methodology & teachings of these luminaries.
Editorial Reviews
“In this inspiring book, Professor Akbar Ahmed continues his personal quest of bridging the gap between the Orient and the West, as he did in his earlier books and projects.” --Dr. Husein ef. Kavazović, Grand Mufti of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Amongst all of his important books, this gem of a book is Ambassador Ahmed’s magnum opus.” --Dr. Amineh Hoti, Fellow-Commoner, University of Cambridge, and author of Gems and Jewels: The Religions of Pakistan.
The Flying Man, Aristotle and the Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam: What is their relevance today? This irenic message is critical in facing up to our collective existential challenges such as the Coronavirus pandemic, climate change, rising right-wing populism, racism, Islamophobia, and growing global social inequality – issues that Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406 AD), a philosopher of history and the perhaps the world’s first Sociologist, would no doubt have developed theories about. --Dr. Sadek Hamid, an academic who has written widely about British Muslims.
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About the author
Akbar S. Ahmed: Akbar S. Ahmed is an anthropologist, Islamic scholar, poet, playwright, and filmmaker whom the BBC has described as the 'world's leading authority on contemporary Islam.' He currently holds the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, DC, and has previously taught at the University of Cambridge, Princeton University, and Harvard University. He served as Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland. His creative and scholarly output spans multiple genres: his 'Jinnah Quartet' comprised the feature film Jinnah, a documentary film, an academic monograph, and a graphic novel devoted to Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah. For Brookings Institution Press he completed four books examining the relationship between the West and the Muslim world, two of which were accompanied by documentary films. He continues to research and write on how civilizations can coexist, with a forthcoming work titled The Mingling of the Oceans.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781590080993
Publisher
Amana Publications
Author
Akbar S. Ahmed
Pages
128
Year Published
2021
Size
W-5 in | H-8.1 in | D-0.5 in
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