Hassan Hanafi

Hasan Hanafi (Arabic حسن حنفي ) ( born 1935 ) is an Egyptian philosopher.

Career

Hanafi studied philosophy at the University of Cairo and attain the 1956 BA. After he received his doctorate in Paris at the Sorbonne and received his doctoral degree in 1966. From 1971-1975 he was a visiting professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. Since 1980 he has been Professor of Philosophy in Cairo. In addition, he has held numerous positions continuously in the field of science:

  • Since 1976, Secretary General of the Egyptian Society of philology.
  • Since 1983 Vice President of the Arab Society for Philosophy.
  • Since 1988 Chairman of the philosophy department at Cairo University.
  • Since 2001 Vice President of the Arabic Philosophical Society.

He has also guest professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan (1984-1985), at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (1995) and at the University of Bremen ( 1998).

" Okzidentalistik "

Hasan Hanafi criticizes Jabri negative attitude towards mystical, illuminationistischer and spiritual philosophy. Even Hanafi agrees with the thesis of a Jabri spilled Islamic identity. However, the rediscovery of the cultural heritage he would not like Jabri reach about postmodern methods, but a critique of European culture. He chooses a hermeneutic - phenomenological approach. He wants Hanafi favorited any pure return to the traditional heritage of Islam, instead examine the path to modernity. In his opinion, there is no need for the Islamic world, to find access to modernity, because modernity is already universal and all companies have participated.

However, he criticized that the existing concept of modernity has failed, as it builds up exclusively at European bases. He makes it therefore aims to analyze these basics and using the results to develop an Islamic modernity concept. His work, he referred to ironically as " Okzidentalistik " (as opposed to Oriental Studies ).

At the western-dominated modernity concept criticized Hanafi, that there are certain center cultures, such as have colonized and oppressed the Islamic the peripheral cultures. These peripheral cultures are deformed and disfigured by the Western influence. Hanafi describes that the peripheral cultures. Development by the scientific methods of the center of cultures and an analysis of past Modern development, develop a sovereign, new modern design

Such a new approach would implement the principles of equality and unity for all people according to Hanafi. For the center cultures he describes a phase of decadence and postulated for them the need for new conceptual ideas from the peripheral cultures to get. Hanafi interpretation of " turath " means the connection of one's own cultural roots with the pursuit of a new, better modern conception.

Miscellaneous

He was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter A Common Word between Us and You (English A Common Word Between Us and You), the personalities of Islam to "leaders of Christian churches everywhere" (English " Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ... " ) submitted (13 October 2007).

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Works (selection)

  • Religious dialogue and revolution, Cairo, 1977. ( English )
  • Contemporary issues, 2 vols., Cairo, 1977. ( Arabic)
  • Tradition and Modernism, Cairo, 1980. ( Arabic)
  • From dogma to revolution, 5 vols. Cairo, 1988. ( Arabic)
  • Religion and revolution in Egypt, 8 vols., Cairo, 1989. ( English )
  • An Introduction to " Occidentalism ", Cairo, 1991. ( Arabic) Review by G. Wolfgang Schwanitz. Meeting (PDF, 511 kB) in the Middle East Policy III (1994 ) 1, P. 173-59. ( English )

Secondary literature

  • Thomas Hildebrandt: Emancipation or isolation from the western teacher? The debate about Hasan Hanafi "Introduction to Okzidentalistik ". Berlin 1998; ISBN 3-87997-266-4

Online Articles

  • Study the West. From Hasan Hanafi. . Journal for cultural exchange, 1 January 2005 ( Occidentalism as a science analyzes the European consciousness - and is the orient new self-confidence. )
  • Globalization as a new form of Western hegemony. Interview with Hasan Hanafi. Internet portal Qantara, 2003. ( The Egyptian philosophy professor Hassan Hanafi is a staunch opponent of globalization. He sees this as just a new form of oppression by the Western States. )
  • Islamic philosopher
  • Philosopher ( 20th century)
  • Philosopher ( 21st century)
  • University teachers (Cairo )
  • Egyptian
  • Born in 1935
  • Man
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