[FRIAM] Islamic Enlightenment?
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Fri Sep 10 16:26:29 EDT 2021
Are Islamic philosophers critical of authority?
https://www.newstatesman.com/international/2021/09/are-islamic-philosophers-critical-authority
"All this sheds an interesting light on a frequently asked question, which is why the Islamic world never experienced something like the European Enlightenment. Of course, that's a complicated issue. But part of the answer might simply be this: to the extent that 'enlightenment' involves the emergence of intellectuals who step back from the typical views of their society, and critically evaluate prevailing religious and philosophical ideas, the Islamic world was already 'enlightened' during the European Middle Ages."
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