Pakistani philosophy
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Pakistani philosophy encompasses the history of philosophy in the nation of Pakistan since its independence in 1947.
came into being there was only one department of philosophy
in the country, at Government College Lahore. Now there are seven departments of philosophy at different Pakistan universities, and many Pakastani philosophers are doing research in diverse fields of philosophy.
Notable Pakastani philosophical organizations include The Pakistan Philosophical Congress, which was founded by M. M. Sharif, a pupil of G. E. Moore, in 1954, and the Islamic Philosophical Association. In addition there are various smaller groups devoted to promoting philosophical study and research.
While philosophy in Pakistan has been greatly influenced by Western philosophy
, it nonetheless retains strong elements of the tradition of Muslim philosophy
. While the (hi)Pakistani philosophy community includes adherents of all the major strands of contemporary western philosophy, there are also a significant number of Pakistani philosophers who are inclined towards more traditional, metaphysical, positions.
Pakistani philosophers include: Allama Muhammad Iqbal, M M Sharif, Khalifa Abdul Hakeem, C A Qadir, Kazi A Kadir, Ather Rasheed, Absar Ahmad, Intasar ul Haq, Waheed Ali Farooqi, B H Sidiquei, Sajid Ali, Abdul Khaliq, Naeem Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez, Muhammad Maroof, Mirza Ather Beig, Shahid Hossain, Fazlur Rehman, Shehzad Qaiser, Manzoor Ahmed, Ghazala Irfan, Javed Bhuto, Syed Zafarul Hasan
and Robina Lodhi.
Overview
When PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
came into being there was only one department of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in the country, at Government College Lahore. Now there are seven departments of philosophy at different Pakistan universities, and many Pakastani philosophers are doing research in diverse fields of philosophy.
Notable Pakastani philosophical organizations include The Pakistan Philosophical Congress, which was founded by M. M. Sharif, a pupil of G. E. Moore, in 1954, and the Islamic Philosophical Association. In addition there are various smaller groups devoted to promoting philosophical study and research.
While philosophy in Pakistan has been greatly influenced by Western philosophy
Western philosophy
Western philosophy is the philosophical thought and work of the Western or Occidental world, as distinct from Eastern or Oriental philosophies and the varieties of indigenous philosophies....
, it nonetheless retains strong elements of the tradition of Muslim philosophy
Islamic philosophy
Islamic philosophy is a branch of Islamic studies. It is the continuous search for Hekma in the light of Islamic view of life, universe, ethics, society, and so on...
. While the (hi)Pakistani philosophy community includes adherents of all the major strands of contemporary western philosophy, there are also a significant number of Pakistani philosophers who are inclined towards more traditional, metaphysical, positions.
Pakistani philosophers include: Allama Muhammad Iqbal, M M Sharif, Khalifa Abdul Hakeem, C A Qadir, Kazi A Kadir, Ather Rasheed, Absar Ahmad, Intasar ul Haq, Waheed Ali Farooqi, B H Sidiquei, Sajid Ali, Abdul Khaliq, Naeem Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez, Muhammad Maroof, Mirza Ather Beig, Shahid Hossain, Fazlur Rehman, Shehzad Qaiser, Manzoor Ahmed, Ghazala Irfan, Javed Bhuto, Syed Zafarul Hasan
Syed Zafarul Hasan
- Dr Syed Zafarul Hasan :Syed Zafarul Hasan was a prominent twentieth-century Muslim philosopher.-Biography:Syed Zafarul Hasan was the eldest son of Khan Sahib Syed Diwan Mohammad....
and Robina Lodhi.
Suggested Readings
- Hossain Nasr, History of Islamic Philosophy
- Naeem Ahmed, Philosophy in Pakistan
- Kazi Javed, Pakistan Mein Phalsapiana Rojhanat