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Islamska filozofija na Zapadu: kritička analiza recentnih studija
Islamic Philosophy in the West: Critical Analysis of Recent Studies

Author(s): Rusmir Šadić
Subject(s): Non-European Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Recent History (1900 till today), Islam studies, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Hrvatsko Filozofsko Društvo
Keywords: Islamic philosophy; West; presentation; metaphysics; epistemology; 21st century;

Summary/Abstract: The end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century revealed an increase in scientific interest in the problems of Islamic philosophy, especially noticeably in the West, where we encounter new achievements of already established authors, but also valuable works of younger generation scientists, who created an entirely new circle of experts within the field of Islamic philosophy. In this paper, we aim to offer an analysis of the most significant studies of Islamic philosophy during the first two decades of the 21st century, based on pointing out the most important titles, whose content and critics recommend them as paradigmatic. Critical research written in the West at the beginning of the 21st century shows that Islamic philosophy, even in its most recent phase, remains predominantly related to the metaphysical and epistemological problems characteristic of classical Muslim philosophical thought. We take as a frame of reference to present in the task outlined above, among the many authors, the works of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Peter Adamson, Massimo Campanini, Richard Taylor and Ian Richard Netton.

  • Issue Year: 41/2021
  • Issue No: 03/163
  • Page Range: 639-657
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Croatian