The Accusation Of Thinking ; Mind-blurring crime
تاريخ النشر: 01/12/2024
الناشر: دار مدارك للنشر
مدة التأمين: يتوفر عادة في غضون أسبوعين
نبذة الناشر:is an intellectual and philosophical treatise that confronts the cultural and societal hesitation—if not hostility—towards independent thinking in the Arab and Islamic worlds. Saleh Al-Diwani examines how rational thought, once celebrated, has been marginalized or criminalized under the weight of dogma, tradition, and misinterpretations of religion and authority.
The book argues ...for the necessity of re-elevating the role of the mind and critical reasoning, not as a rebellious act against heritage, but as a necessary evolution for a society that wishes to engage meaningfully with the modern world. Al-Diwani advocates for trust in the mind's methodology—questioning, analyzing, and re-evaluating inherited knowledge—not to reject the past, but to engage with it more deeply and fruitfully.
Al-Diwani explores how different historical schools of thought shaped (or distorted) the role of intellect in Arab-Islamic culture. He critiques the anti-intellectual tendencies that inhibit progress and sees the act of thinking itself as a “mind-blurring crime” in societies that discourage intellectual independence. إقرأ المزيد