Archief:april 2020

Opinion I am intellectualy attracted by Corbin’s criticism on European philosophy. For example his view that the European studies of Arabic philosophy is impoverished. I dont think this is only the case for Arabic philosophy but also for other philosophies in the Third World or Global South: Hindi or Asian philosophies. This fits the worldviewMeer lezen over “Lecture 11 Philosophers of Isfahan”

As a Shia muslim it was very interesting to learn more about the history of Ismailism. Also it is very useful to know what the original and historical meaning of Taqiyya constitutes of: a tool used to protect yourself against prosecution as a result of your philosophical ideas rather than ”lying in order to achieveMeer lezen over “Lecture 9 Arabic Neoplatonism among the Ismailis”

The main lesson that I learned from this lecture was to formulate your opinion and your ideas in the simplest way possible. Some people unnecessarily use difficult vocabulary to seem sophisticated, a practice that is applaused for today by some audiences. However, your task should be, and this is more difficult than seeming intelligent, toMeer lezen over “Lecture 8: Maimonides and the making of a Jewish philosophical tradition”

The Sufi tradition emerged in the 7th century and the adherents of it were known as being assetics. They were dressed in a humble and simple fashion and they rebelled against, which was in their view the secularization of Islam. They opposed the territorial expansion of the Islamic caliphate after the dead of the prophet,Meer lezen over “Lecture 7: Mysticism and Ibn Arabi”