Special Lecture: “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝”

Like the West, the Islamic world inherited the philosophical traditions of Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through an unparalleled event in global history called the “Translation Movement,” the majority of Greek treatises were translated into Arabic, including works on philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and engineering. This led to the flowering of Islamic science and philosophy, Like the West, the Islamic world inherited the philosophical traditions of Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through an unparalleled event in global history called the “Translation Movement,” the majority of Greek treatises were translated into Arabic, including works on philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and engineering. This led to the flowering of Islamic science and philosophy, which also had a great influence on the West. But today the Islamic world faces major challenges not only in terms of various ideologies such as liberalism, secularism, and capitalism, but also in terms of indigenous issues such as freedom of expression, Salafism, and epistemic colonialism. This talk argues that the challenges of the Islamic world can be boiled down to the decline of philosophy and the rise of shallow thinking that has little patience for constructive and open dialogue. The talk then suggests possible pathways to address the crises of the Muslim mind.also had a great influence on the West. But today the Islamic world faces major challenges not only in terms of various ideologies such as liberalism, secularism, and capitalism, but also in terms of indigenous issues such as freedom of expression, Salafism, and epistemic colonialism. This talk argues that the challenges of the Islamic world can be boiled down to the decline of philosophy and the rise of shallow thinking that has little patience for constructive and open dialogue. The talk then suggests possible pathways to address the crises of the Muslim mind.