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Towards a Critique of Islamic Reason • Author: Mohammed Arkoun • 2009
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This book, 'Towards a Critique of Islamic Reason,' contains the latest writings of Mohammed Arkoun within his ever-evolving intellectual project since the 1970s. It aims to chart a horizon for a blocked future and find a way out of the current impasse. This work provides a radical and deep diagnosis of the chronic issues related to heritage. Everything Arkoun has written for the past forty years falls under the title 'Critique of Islamic Reason.' This is not an attack on Islam, but a comprehensive screening of the Arab-Islamic heritage to understand its internal structure and historical formation. The rigid aspects are set aside, preserving the spiritual and moral essence of Islam's message. The knowledge we possess about the foundational period of Islamic heritage remains largely theological and mythical, placing it above historical context. Critiquing this heritage is an urgent necessity, especially as the crisis of Islamic consciousness has intensified. Hence the legitimacy and timeliness of Mohammed Arkoun's work, which diagnoses these burning issues like no thinker before.