EAN: 9783170339330

URBAN-TASCHENBÜCHER ISLAM AUFKLÄRUNG UND MODE...

In the political supplements of newspapers and in public debates  it is often claimed that
Islam as such is archaic and poorly developed because in contrast to Europe it has not gone
through a phase of Enlightenment. But it often remains unclear what the word Enlightenment is
being used to mean here. This volume recalls the legacy of the European Enlightenment and
argues in favour of nuanced and reason-based thinking in the style of Immanuel Kant. When one
follows these principles  currents of thought shaped by Islam can indeed be seen to be
enlightened  as the examples of liberal Muslims today and Arabic thinkers in the past
impressively show. The author argues in favour of an expanded thinking in the twenty-first
century that would be capable of safeguarding the legacy of the Enlightenment and in encounters
with Islam would show that even today the Enlightenment can still make a vital contribution to
understanding others.

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