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eprints-34682
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| recordtype |
eprints
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| institution |
SOAS, University of London
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| collection |
SOAS Research Online
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| description |
The article sketches a nexus between philosophy, art (poetry) and critique with a particular emphasis on the contribution of classical Muslim philosophers. At the same time, it demonstrates how luminaries such as Omar Khayyam and Ibn Sina, contributed to the renewal of philosophy as a freedom seeking exercise and as a means to pursue happiness through knowledge. In the second part of the article this discussion is geographically de-located to include critical theories from mainland Europe. The conclusion focuses on the comparability of these contemporary critical theories with the philosophies of the “east”
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| format |
Journal Article
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| author |
Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin
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| author_facet |
Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin
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| authorStr |
Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin
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| author_letter |
Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin
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| title |
Philosophy, Art and Critique: A (short) Conversation with the “other”
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| publisher |
Mehdi Zakerian
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| publishDate |
2016
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| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/34682/
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