Taha Abdurrahman
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Taha Abdurrahman is a Morrocan philosopher who is considered as one of the leading philosophers and thinkers in Islamic world whose research centers on logic
, philosophy of language
and philosophy of morality. He believes in the variety of modernities and seeks to establish an ethical humanitarian modernity based on the values and principles of the Islamic religion.
(province of El Jadida
) there he went to basic school, after that he moved to Casablanca
where he continued his high school, and then he joined the Mohammed V University
(Rabat
, Morocco
) where he obtained his licentiate
in philosophy. He completed his studies at the university of Sorbonne
where he received his second licentiate and obtained his doctoral third level in the year of 1972 on the subject: "Language and philosophy: a study of the linguistic structures of ontology", and in 1985 he earned his Ph.D in the philosophy on the subject "study of argumentation and its methods".
from 1970 until his retirement 2005 and he is a member in the 'International Society For the Study of Argumentation' which he represents in Morocco
and the representative of 'Gesellschaft für Interkulturelle Philosophie / Society of Intercultural Philosophy', and director of 'Wisdom Circle for Thinkers and Researchers'.
He was awarded the Prize of Morroco twice, and in 2006 the ISESCO Prize in Islamic thought and philosophy.
A treatise on deductive and natural argumentation and its models (in French), 1985
Formal Logic and Grammar
On the basics of Dialogue and Renovation of the Islamic theology, 1987
Religious Work, and Renewal of the Mind, 1989
Renovation of the Method in Assessing the Heritage, 1994
Philosophy and Translation, 1994
Language and Balance, or Multiplicity of Reason, 1998
The Philosophical discourse, the book of the Concept and authentication, 1999
The question of Ethics – a contribution to Ethical criticism of Western Modernity, 2000
Dialogues for the Future, 2000
The Arabic Right to differ in Philosophy, 2002
The Islamic Right to be Intellectually Different, 2005
The Soul of Modernism, an Introduction to founding an Islamic Modernity, 2006
Modernism and Resistance, 2007
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
, philosophy of language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
and philosophy of morality. He believes in the variety of modernities and seeks to establish an ethical humanitarian modernity based on the values and principles of the Islamic religion.
Early life and education
He was born in 1944 and raised in El JadidaEl Jadida
El Jadida is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. It has a population of 144,440...
(province of El Jadida
El Jadida (province)
El Jadida is a province of Morocco, in the area of Doukkala-Abda. The province takes its name from the chief city - El Jadida...
) there he went to basic school, after that he moved to Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
where he continued his high school, and then he joined the Mohammed V University
Mohammed V University
Mohammed V University was founded in 1957 under a royal decree . It is the first modern university in Morocco.The university is named after Mohammed V d. 1961, the former King of Morocco. In 1993, it was divided into two independent universities:* Mohammed V University at Agdal* Mohammed V...
(Rabat
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
) where he obtained his licentiate
Licentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in philosophy. He completed his studies at the university of Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
where he received his second licentiate and obtained his doctoral third level in the year of 1972 on the subject: "Language and philosophy: a study of the linguistic structures of ontology", and in 1985 he earned his Ph.D in the philosophy on the subject "study of argumentation and its methods".
Career in academia
Abdurrahman was Professor of Philosophy of language and logic, University Professor, at the Mohammed V UniversityMohammed V University
Mohammed V University was founded in 1957 under a royal decree . It is the first modern university in Morocco.The university is named after Mohammed V d. 1961, the former King of Morocco. In 1993, it was divided into two independent universities:* Mohammed V University at Agdal* Mohammed V...
from 1970 until his retirement 2005 and he is a member in the 'International Society For the Study of Argumentation' which he represents in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and the representative of 'Gesellschaft für Interkulturelle Philosophie / Society of Intercultural Philosophy', and director of 'Wisdom Circle for Thinkers and Researchers'.
He was awarded the Prize of Morroco twice, and in 2006 the ISESCO Prize in Islamic thought and philosophy.
Characteristics of his method
His philosophical practice is characterized by a combination of "logical analysis" and "linguistic derivation" proceeding a mystical experience, in a framework to provide the concepts related to the Islamic heritage and based on the most important achievements of modern Western thought on the level of "theories of speech" and "argumentative logic" and " philosophy of ethics, which makes his philosophizing predominantly appearing in a "moral" and "deliberative" style.His Most Important Works
Language and philosophy: a treatise on the linguistic structure of the existence study (in French), 1979A treatise on deductive and natural argumentation and its models (in French), 1985
Formal Logic and Grammar
On the basics of Dialogue and Renovation of the Islamic theology, 1987
Religious Work, and Renewal of the Mind, 1989
Renovation of the Method in Assessing the Heritage, 1994
Philosophy and Translation, 1994
Language and Balance, or Multiplicity of Reason, 1998
The Philosophical discourse, the book of the Concept and authentication, 1999
The question of Ethics – a contribution to Ethical criticism of Western Modernity, 2000
Dialogues for the Future, 2000
The Arabic Right to differ in Philosophy, 2002
The Islamic Right to be Intellectually Different, 2005
The Soul of Modernism, an Introduction to founding an Islamic Modernity, 2006
Modernism and Resistance, 2007