Manzoor Ahmad
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Manzoor Ahmed,
Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) in Karachi, Sindh Province. He has international prestige for publishing articles, books, and leading edge research on the field of Philosophy of science, particularly the philosophy of space and time.[citation needed
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Biography
Early life and education
Manzoor Ahmed was born into an
King Edward Medical College in Lahore, and Dow Medical College in Karachi.[2] However, Ahmad decided to pursue his inclination for philosophy and did not join any of these institutions. He moved to Karachi, Sindh Province and joined S.M. Arts College.[2]
In 1947, Ahmad acquired the Pakistani
space and time continuum.[3]
Academic career
Since his return to his country, Ahmad has worked for the
Brown Foundation and the British Council
.
Ahmad held the vice-chancellorship of
Usman Institute of Technology (UIT). He is the Rector of the International Islamic University, Islamabad and Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
(IVS).
Philosophy, science and consciousness
Ahmad has written important books about the relation between consciousness, science and philosophy. In his article, The Notion of Existence, Ahmad argued that the impact of
general relativity and cited that "without the existence of the Spacetime continuum, the universe would not exist and we would not exist".[5]
Selected works
- History of Philosophy
- Morality and Law
- Pakistan: Prospects and Perspectives
- Iqbal Shanasi
- Islam: Chand Fikri Masail
- Religious Wisdom
References
- ^ Staff reporter (9 March 2004). "Manzoor Ahmad assumes charge of Rector IIU". Pakistan Tribute. Pakistan Tribute. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Khan, Bahzad Alam (12 January 2003). "AUTHOR: Dr Manzoor Ahmad: Impatient iconoclast". Dawn Group of Media industries. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
In Pakistan a teacher is an autocratic giver whose wisdom must never be questioned. By the same token, a student is an acquiescent taker. Curiosity, which is otherwise a praiseworthy virtue, is regarded as a contemptible vice and is severely frowned upon
- ^ a b Manzoor Ahmad, Ph.D. "Brief Biosketch" (google docs). Unknown publisher. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b Ahmad, Manzoor (1998). "The Notion of Existence". In Naeem Ahmad (ed.). Philosophy in Pakistan (1 ed.). Lahore: Punjab University Press. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Ahmad, Manzoor. "Religion in the light of philosophy of self". University of Allama Iqbal. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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