Hegel in the Arab World

Modernity, Colonialism, and Freedom
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-08610-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

Hegel's philosophy has been of fundamental importance for the development of contemporary thought and for the very representation of Western modernity. This book investigates Hegel’s influence in the Arab world, generally considered "other" and far from the West, focusing specifically on Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. Lorella Ventura discusses the reception of Hegelian thought and outlines a conceptual grid to help interpret the historical, cultural, and political events that have affected the Arab region in the last two centuries, and shed light on some aspects of its complex relationship with the western world.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ventura, Lorella

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Deutscher Idealismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction Part I. Hegel, the East and the question of “modernity” 2. Widespread views in Hegel's time3. World history and the role of peoples 4. Hegel's view of Islam5. The “modern” West and the non-Western worldPart II. The influence of Hegel's thought in the XIX century 6. Translations and the transmission of “modern” ideas in Muhammad ?Ali's Egypt7. The foreign universities in Syria: competition among the “West”8. The Syrian Protestant College: between mission and education9. Religion and reason in the view of the American missionaries in Syria10. The presence of Hegelian elements in the thought of Josiah Strong11. The textbooks of Syrian Protestant College and Hegel's philosophy of history12. The Université Saint-Joseph and French culturePart III. The contemporary reception 13. The direct reception of Hegel as a recent phenomenon: Syria and Lebanon14. Hegel today: conversations with Yusuf Salama and Joseph Ma?aluf15. Conversations with Ahmad Barqawi and George Saddiqni16. Hegel's philosophy of history and the thought of Nadrah al-Yazaji17. Dialectics and freedom: the interpretation of Hegel in Syria18. The reception of Hegel in Egypt and the “Spirit of time” (Zeitgeist)Appendix. Hegel’s works translated into Arabic

Über Autor(innen)

Lorella Ventura is "Cultore della materia” (expert of the subject) in History of Islamic Countries at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.