When the Present Misunderstands the Past How a Modern Arab Intellectual Reclaimed His Own Heritage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20399890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hassan Tahiri (Centro de Filosofia das Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande Edifício C4, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-158 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arabic Sciences and Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4239 • E-ISSN: 1474-0524 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0957423917000108 |
| OpenAlex | W2802314215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The beginning of the 20 th century has witnessed a significant development that has renewed and stimulated the long passionate historical relationship between two great civilisations which are traditionally known as the West and the East. Following their ancestors who cultivated the quest for knowledge tradition, some Arab scholars have come to leading European countries to learn the latest advancement in knowledge. They did not expect they would be confronted with what seems to be the poor showing of their scientific and cultural heritage according to the assessment that was carried out in the previous century by Western scholars and historians. The Western study of the Eastern heritage had such influence that it has generated new Arab intellectual elite which blames the past for the present difficulties. Following the discovery of major scientific Arabic works in the second half of the 20 th century, some Arab scholars like Ibrahim Madkour realised that they had in fact just misunderstood their own tradition. What is the source of their misunderstanding? How did they become aware of it? And how can a better understanding of the past change present attitudes and guide future actions? By attempting to provide some answers to such questions, the aim of this paper is to shed light on what seems to be a turning point in modern Arabic intellectual history
Aesthetics · Arabic · Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Elite · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Turning point · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |