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UNINA9910968799203321 |
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Wohlman Avital |
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Al-Ghazali, Averroes and the interpretation of the Qur'an : common sense and philosophy in Islam / / Avital Wohlman ; translated by David Burrell |
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London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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1-135-22443-9 |
1-135-22444-7 |
1-282-37692-6 |
9786612376924 |
0-203-86511-1 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 pages) |
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Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; ; 19. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Note generali |
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First published in French in 2008 as "Contrepoint entre le sens commun et la philosophie en Islam Ghazali et Averroes" by Editions du Cerf, Paris. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-126) and index. |
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Journeys of Ghazali and Averroës to their diverse conceptions of the role of reason -- From the chimera of philosophy to the evidence of "the just balance" -- The decisive criterion of the distinction between Islam and hypocrisy (zandaqa) -- Averroës, philospher-reader of the precious book -- Reorganization of the world according to Aristotle in the light of Qurʼanic revelation by Averroës -- Ghazali and Averroës in Muslim society. |
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This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur'an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali, as a way of helping us untangle current impasses affecting each Abrahamic faith. This has traditionally been portrayed as a battle between philosophy and theology, but the book shows that Averroes was rather more religious and Al-Ghazali more philosophical than they are usually portrayed. The book traces the interaction between two Muslim thinkers, showing how each is convinced of the existence of a Book in which God is revealed to rational beings, to whom He has given commandments, |
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UNINA9911046548203321 |
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Autore |
Chetty Suryakanthie |
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Science and Technology in South Africa, 1939-1946 : The Mind at War / / by Suryakanthie Chetty |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025 |
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[1st ed. 2025.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (0 pages) |
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Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology, , 2730-9738 |
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Technology |
History |
Medicine - History |
Africa, Sub-Saharan - History |
Science - History |
Military history |
History, Modern |
History of Technology |
History of Medicine |
History of Sub-Saharan Africa |
History of Science |
Military History |
Modern History |
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1. Introduction -- 2. 'Brain-waves to beat Hitler’: Science, Technology and Invention -- 3. 'Strange and wondrous things’: Military Technology on Show -- 4. From Creation to Credit: Major Du Toit and the Invention of the Flail Tank -- 5. A Tale of Two Hospitals: Reconstructive Surgery and Race -- 6. Invention, Compensation and Dissemination at the Brenthurst Red Cross Military Hospital for Plastic Surgery -- 7. Man and Machine: Ernst Jokl, Aviation Medicine and ‘a rational science of organism’ -- 8. The Measured Mind: Aptitude Testing in the Union Defence Force -- 9. 'The amoebic beginning of a world mind…’: |
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Sharing Knowledge in a Post-war World. |
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This book addresses the ways in which science and technology were employed in South Africa during the Second World War. A key theme underlying the chapters is the human mind: in Chapter One, which addresses the submission of ideas to the Union Defence Force, this is the inventive mind; in Chapter Seven with its focus on aviation medicine, there is the description of human will and agency, and their ultimate subordination to technology; and in Chapter Eight which considers psychiatry, it is the measurement of the mind that is addressed on the part of medical experts. The final chapter concludes with the concept of the ‘world mind’ and the use of science to create a new post-war world order. Each chapter employs a case study to highlight the ways in which science and technology were interwoven with society and identity—national, racial and gendered—in wartime South Africa. The overarching theme explored is the hierarchies of knowledge creation, whether in relation to South Africa as a dominion within the British Empire, as a member of the Allies, or as a nation rife with societal tension exacerbated by the war. |
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