Abdel Rahman Badawi
Abdel Rahman Badawi | |
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| عبدالرحمن بدوي | |
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| Born | February 17, 1917 Sharabass |
| Died | July 25, 2002 (aged 85) |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Arab existentialism |
Abdel Rahman Badawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بدوي) (February 17, 1917 – July 25, 2002) was an Egyptian existentialist philosopher, professor of philosophy and poet. He has been called the "foremost master of Arab existentialism."[1] He published more than 150 works, mostly rendering of Arabic philosophical manuscripts.[2]
Life
Born to a wealthy family in the village of
Egyptian University in 1938, and was supervised for his PhD thesis by Alexandre Koyré.[3]
From 1950 to 1956 he taught at
cultural attache in Switzerland, regarding fellow diplomats there as "ignorant and hypocritical".[3]
Badawi described leaving Nasser's Egypt to teach in the
freedom of expression. Gaddafi imprisoned Badawi, publicly burning his personal library. His release was secured after 17 days by Anwar Sadat.[3]
Badawi taught at Kuwait University from 1975 to 1982.[3] He was a contributor to the existentialist magazine Al Adab.[4]
References
- NYU Press, p. 28
- ^ "Abdel Rahman Badawi: philosopher, scholar, thinker and poet. (Obituary)". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ HighBeam.
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