ON THE COPERNICUS MOMENT
This is the last of a set of seven essays, in which I have been trying to understand and to diagnose the political, economic and ethical ills of our times.
This is the last of a set of seven essays, in which I have been trying to understand and to diagnose the political, economic and ethical ills of our times.
I possess three brain cells. One is concerned with food and beer, particularly Sam Adams light, the black stuff from Guinness, and any full strength export lager originating from Sweden.
At the end of the day, what is important is to be able to set aside the philistine views of this milieu, who would like to devalue centuries of human thinking. Over the centuries there have been genuine efforts to develop various positions and perspectives which cover the range of distinct human concepts, which are comprehensible and have solid foundations and can be treated as generally accepted values.
We know the fate of the term liberal and liberalism. It has been affixed to so many different people and different positions that it has lost all its meaning and become an empty, non-descript label.
The following is an interview I conducted with the brilliant philosopher, Dr.
Arab and Islamic history have witnessed the emergence of many Arab Islamic intellectuals who have had a clear impact on the Islamic movement. Some of them have died, such as Sayed Kotb, while others are still alive.