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Islamic Thought and the Emergence of Modernity
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A talk by Johanna Buisson, assistant professor, Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie, Rabat, Morroco.
It is commonly assumed that "modernity" emerged in Europe as the outcome of an intellectual, scientific, economic, social, and political process that occurred from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. However, such a Eurocentric discourse of modernity tends to ignore other, former intellectual, scientific, philosophical, and civilizational contributions, such as the key role of Islamic thought in the making of "Early Modernity." The dominant historical narrative of "modernity" is indeed being challenged today.
Buisson received a PhD in comparative literature and philosophy from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K., and an MA in Islamic studies from the Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, U.K.
Made possible by support from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (CLAHS) Dean's Council on International Initiatives; the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention; the Departments of Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Religion and Culture, Political Science, and Women and Gender Studies; the Center for the Arts; and the CLAHS Undergraduate Research Institute.
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