The Emerging Field of Ethics in the Context of Modern Egypt

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Abstract

This article traces the emergence of ethical thinking (al-tafkīr al-akhlāqī) inEgypt since the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentiethcentury and seeks to identify the motives and contexts of the resurgenceof the field of ethics. This era is informed by its connection in Arab thoughtto the nahḍa, the so-called Arab Awakening, and, equally, its coincidence withthe movement for the revival of Arab tradition and its dissemination
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia
EditorsBettina Gräf, Birgit Krawietz, Schirin Amir-Moazami
PublisherBrill Academic Publishers
Pages157-180
Number of pages24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameSocial, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia
Volume122
ISSN (Print)1385-3376

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