01Political thought · Modernity
The Impossible State
Wael B. Hallaq
A guided reading of Hallaq’s examination of the modern state and the moral and political questions facing Islamic governance.
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Our first three courses, from the modern state to the history of philosophy and the intellectual debate over secularism.
02Philosophy · Theology
Islamic Philosophy: An Introduction
Level 1 · Guest lecture with Dr Asad Q. Ahmed
An introduction to the history of Islamic philosophy, kalām, falsafa, ḥikma, and enduring philosophical problems.
03Secularism · Intellectual history
Islam and Secularism
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
A close reading on the intellectual roots of secularism, the concept of dīn, and the de-westernization of knowledge.
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