Majid Fakhry

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Majid Fakhry (1923 – March 4, 2021) was a prominent Lebanese scholar of Islamic philosophy and Professor Emeritus of philosophy at the American University of Beirut.[1]

Biography

Majid Fakhry was born in 1923 in Lebanon. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees from the American University of Beirut, Fakhry received his Ph.D. in philosophy from

UCLA, Princeton University, and Georgetown University, where he spent his final years as professor emeritus, in addition to teaching and leading the Philosophy Department at the American University of Beirut. Fakhry's courses at AUB provided many students with their first introduction to the history of philosophy between the 1950s and the 1980s. Fakhry died in Virginia, United States on March 4, 2021.[1]

Fakhry published A History of Islamic Philosophy in 1970,[2] it is considered the first historical overview on Islamic thought[3] and was well received.[4] Columbia University Press published a revised 3rd edition of Fakhry's A History of Islamic Philosophy in 2004.[5]

Works

  • A History of Islamic Philosophy (1970)
  • Ethical Theories in Islam (1991)[6][7]
  • Philosophy, Dogma, and the Impact of Greek Thought in Islam (1994)
  • An Interpretation of the Qur'an: English Translation of the Meanings (2015)
  • Al-Farabi Founder of Islamic Neoplatonism : His Life, Works and Influence (2002)[8]
  • Islamic Philosophy : A Beginner's Guide[9]
  • Averroes: His Life, Work and Influence[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "AUB mourns philosophy icon Majid Fakhry". American University of Beirut. 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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  3. ISBN 978-0-231-13220-6
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  7. JSTOR 605644
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  8. doi:10.1093/jis/15.3.347
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  10. ^ "Book Review: Averroes". www.muslimphilosophy.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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