{"id":15630,"date":"2025-11-17T15:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cas.um6p.ma\/?p=15630"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:51:48","slug":"the-relevance-of-reading-classical-arabic-philosophy-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cas.um6p.ma\/?p=15630","title":{"rendered":"The Relevance of  Reading Classical Arabic Philosophy Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Leibniz Lecture 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>November 20, 2025.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Austrian Academy of Sciences<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"ld_freakin_image_69e434b8bcb69\" class=\"lqd-frickin-img ld_freakin_image_69e434b8bcb69\" data-inview=\"true\" data-inview-options='{ \"delayTime\": 250, \"threshold\": 0.75 }'>\n\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-inner\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"lqd-frickin-img-bg\"><\/span><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-bg -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-frickin-img-holder\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capture343.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cas.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capture343.png 593w, https:\/\/cas.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capture343-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-frickin-img -->[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this lecture, Prof. Benmakhlouf highlights several issues he first encountered while studying contemporary logic and the philosophy of language. He emphasizes how Al-Kind\u00ee, Al-F\u00e2r\u00e2b\u00ee, and Averroes addressed major theological questions through linguistic and logical tools. By translating key metaphysical concepts into semantic dilemmas, they drew attention to logical reasoning and developed Arabic equivalents for Greek philosophical notions\u2014for example, the use of the Arabic pronoun in place of the Greek copula.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. Benmakhlouf also examines how jurists navigate the transition from the particular to the general, and from literal to metaphorical meanings, following the Aristotelian method as a guiding framework. He argues that contemporary efforts to renew Aristotelian philosophy have much to gain from engaging with the works of Arabic philosophers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, he considers the anthropological dimension of integrating Arabic philosophy into the broader intellectual heritage of humanity. He stresses that Arabic philosophers were not merely transmitters of Greek thought to Renaissance Europe; they actively contributed to shaping the Renaissance itself and deserve greater recognition within today\u2019s philosophy curricula.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69e434b8bcd4d\" data-id=\"69e434b8bcd4d\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69e434b8bcd59\" data-id=\"69e434b8bcd59\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69e434b8bcd5f\" data-id=\"69e434b8bcd5f\" data-height=\"50\" data-height-mobile=\"50\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Leibniz Lecture 2025\u00a0 November 20, 2025. Austrian Academy of Sciences [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] In this lecture, Prof. Benmakhlouf highlights several issues he first encountered while studying contemporary logic and the philosophy of language. He emphasizes how Al-Kind\u00ee, Al-F\u00e2r\u00e2b\u00ee, and Averroes addressed major theological questions through linguistic and logical tools. 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