Mohammad Abed al-Jabri
BornDecember 27, 1935
DiedMay 3, 2010
NationalityMoroccan
Alma materUniversity of Mohammad V
Notable workThe critique of the Arab Mind
AwardsIbn Rushd Prize
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionArab world
Main interests
Arab reason, Ibn Khaldun

Mohammed Abed Al Jabri (Arabic: محمد عابد الجابري; 27 December 1935 – 3 May 2010 Rabat) was one of the most known Moroccan and Arab philosophers; he taught philosophy, Arab philosophy, and Islamic thought in Mohammed V University in Rabat from the late 1960s until his retirement. He is considered one of the major philosophers and intellectual figures in the modern and contemporary Arab world.[1] He is known for his academic project "Critique of Arab Reason", published in four volumes between the 1980s and 2000s. He published several influential books on the Arab philosophical tradition.[2]

Biography

Jabri was born on 27 December 1935 in Figuig, Morocco.[3] he received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Mohammed V in 1967.[3] He also obtained a PhD in philosophy from the same university in 1970.[3]

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Arabic

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English

French

German

References

  1. ^ "The University of Texas Press". The University of Texas Press. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ^ Sonja Hegasy, "Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, Pioneering Figure in a New Arab Enlightenment" at Qantara.de, 06 May 2010 [1]
  3. ^ a b c "Mohammed Abed al-Jabri". Ibn Rushd Organization. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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