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[[File:Jinnah and Muslim League founders.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|M.A. Jinnah]] (middle) and [[Fatima Jinnah]] (3rd right), stands with the Muslim philosophers at the convention who presented the [[Idea of Pakistan|Idea]] of [[Pakistan]], circa before 1947.]] |
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The '''Pakistani philosophy''' is the [[philosophical]] activity or the [[philosophical]] academic output both within Pakistan and abroad.<ref name="Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress"/><ref name=CVRP>{{cite web|last=Kazmi|first=A. Akhtar|title=Quantification and Opicity|url=http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/chapter_xii.htm|publisher=CVRP|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> It encompasses the [[history of philosophy|history]] of philosophy in the [[State of Pakistan|state]] of Pakistan, and its relations with [[Environment of Pakistan|nature]], [[Science and technology in Pakistan|science]], logic, [[Culture in Pakistan|culture]], [[Religion in Pakistan|religion]], and [[Politics in Pakistan|politics]] since its [[Creation of Pakistan|establishment]] on [[Fourteenth of August|August 1947]].<ref name="Council for Research in Values and Philosophy">{{cite book|last=Ahmad|first=ed. by Naeem|title=Philosophy in Pakistan|year=1998|publisher=Council for Research in Values and Philosophy|location=Washington, DC|isbn=1-56518-108-5|url=http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/contents.htm}}</ref> |
The '''Pakistani philosophy''' is the [[philosophical]] activity or the [[philosophical]] academic output both within Pakistan and abroad.<ref name="Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress"/><ref name=CVRP>{{cite web|last=Kazmi|first=A. Akhtar|title=Quantification and Opicity|url=http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/chapter_xii.htm|publisher=CVRP|accessdate=25 November 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509092943/http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/chapter_xii.htm|archivedate=9 May 2013|df=}}</ref> It encompasses the [[history of philosophy|history]] of philosophy in the [[State of Pakistan|state]] of Pakistan, and its relations with [[Environment of Pakistan|nature]], [[Science and technology in Pakistan|science]], logic, [[Culture in Pakistan|culture]], [[Religion in Pakistan|religion]], and [[Politics in Pakistan|politics]] since its [[Creation of Pakistan|establishment]] on [[Fourteenth of August|August 1947]].<ref name="Council for Research in Values and Philosophy">{{cite book|last=Ahmad|first=ed. by Naeem|title=Philosophy in Pakistan|year=1998|publisher=Council for Research in Values and Philosophy|location=Washington, DC|isbn=1-56518-108-5|url=http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/contents.htm|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211347/http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/contents.htm|archivedate=2015-09-23|df=}}</ref> |
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Academically, the philosophical activities began in the [[Universities in Pakistan|universities]] and the thought organization founded by renowned philosopher Dr. [[M.M. Sharif]] in 1954.<ref name="Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress">{{cite web|last=et. al.|first=Richard V. DeSemet [[Sitara-e-Jurat|SeJ]]|title=Philosophical Activities in Pakistan:1947-1961|url=http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/appendix.htm|work=Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress|publisher=Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> In an editorial written by critic [[Bina Shah]] in ''[[Express Tribune]]'' in 2012, "the philosophical activities in Pakistan can nevertheless both reflects and shapes the collected Pakistani identity over the history of the nation."<ref name="Express Tribune, 2012">{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Bina|title=Philosophy of Pakistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/469256/the-philosophy-of-pakistan/|accessdate=25 November 2013|newspaper=Express Tribune, 2012|date=November 21, 2012}}</ref> |
Academically, the philosophical activities began in the [[Universities in Pakistan|universities]] and the thought organization founded by renowned philosopher Dr. [[M.M. Sharif]] in 1954.<ref name="Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress">{{cite web|last=et. al.|first=Richard V. DeSemet [[Sitara-e-Jurat|SeJ]]|title=Philosophical Activities in Pakistan:1947-1961|url=http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/appendix.htm|work=Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress|publisher=Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress|accessdate=25 November 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509105450/http://www.crvp.org/book/Series02/IIA-3/appendix.htm|archivedate=9 May 2013|df=}}</ref> In an editorial written by critic [[Bina Shah]] in ''[[Express Tribune]]'' in 2012, "the philosophical activities in Pakistan can nevertheless both reflects and shapes the collected Pakistani identity over the history of the nation."<ref name="Express Tribune, 2012">{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Bina|title=Philosophy of Pakistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/469256/the-philosophy-of-pakistan/|accessdate=25 November 2013|newspaper=Express Tribune, 2012|date=November 21, 2012}}</ref> |
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The Pakistani philosophy is the philosophical activity or the philosophical academic output both within Pakistan and abroad.[1][2] It encompasses the history of philosophy in the state of Pakistan, and its relations with nature, science, logic, culture, religion, and politics since its establishment on August 1947.[3]
Academically, the philosophical activities began in the universities and the thought organization founded by renowned philosopher Dr. M.M. Sharif in 1954.[1] In an editorial written by critic Bina Shah in Express Tribune in 2012, "the philosophical activities in Pakistan can nevertheless both reflects and shapes the collected Pakistani identity over the history of the nation."[4]
Overview
When Pakistan gained independence there was only one department of philosophy in the country, at Government College Lahore. Now there are seven departments of philosophy at different Pakistani universities, and many Pakistani philosophers are doing research in diverse fields of philosophy.
Notable Pakastani philosophical organizations include The Pakistan Philosophical Congress, which was founded by M. M. Sharif, a pupil of G. E. Moore, in 1954[citation needed], and the Islamic Philosophical Association. In addition there are various smaller groups devoted to promoting philosophical study and research.
While philosophy in Pakistan has been greatly influenced by Western philosophy, it nonetheless retains strong elements of the tradition of Muslim philosophy. The Pakistani philosophy community includes adherents of all the major strands of contemporary western philosophy, including a significant number of Pakistani philosophers who are inclined towards more traditional, metaphysical, positions.
Pakistani philosophers include: Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Irfan Muhammad (KU), M M Sharif, Khalifa Abdul Hakeem, C A Qadir, Kazi A Kadir, Abdul Wahab Suri (KU), Ather Rasheed, Absar Ahmad, Intasar ul Haq, Waheed Ali Farooqi, B H Sidiquei, Sajid Ali, Abdul Khaliq, Naeem Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez, Muhammad Maroof, Mirza Ather Beig, Shahid Hossain, Fazlur Rehman, Shehzad Qaiser, Manzoor Ahmed, Ghazala Irfan, Javed Bhuto, Syed Zafarul Hasan, Robina Lodhi and Waqar Aslam.
References
- ^ a b "Philosophical Activities in Pakistan:1947-1961". Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|last=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - ^ Kazmi, A. Akhtar. "Quantification and Opicity". CVRP. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ahmad, ed. by Naeem (1998). Philosophy in Pakistan. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. ISBN 1-56518-108-5. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Shah, Bina (November 21, 2012). "Philosophy of Pakistan". Express Tribune, 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
Suggested bibiolography
- DeSemet, Richard. Philosophical activity in Pakistan. Pakistan Philosophical Congress. p. 132. LloZAAAAMAAJ.
- Javed, Kazi. Philosophical Domain of Pakistan (Pakistan Main Phalsapiana Rojhanat) (in Urdu). Karachi: Karachi University Press.
- Nasr, ed. by Seyyed Hossein Nasr (2002). History of Islamic philosophy (Repr. ed.). London [u.a.]: Routledge. ISBN 0415131596.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Ahmad, ed. by Naeem (1998). Philosophy in Pakistan. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. ISBN 1-56518-108-5. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Stepaniants, Mariėtta Tigranovna (1972). Pakistan: Philosophy and Sociology:. Karachi, Sindh: People's Publishing House. XfUSAAAAMAAJ.
- Ishrat, Waheed (2007). Understanding Iqbal's philosophy. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 9693520734.
