| Intro | Moroccan philosopher |
| A.K.A. | Mohammed Abed Jabri |
| Was |
Journalist Philosopher Educator |
| From | Morocco |
| Type |
Academia Journalism Philosophy |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 27 December 1935, Figuig, Figuig Province, Oriental, Morocco |
| Death |
3 May 2010, Casablanca, Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco (aged 74 years) |
Mohammed Abed Al Jabri (Arabic: محمد عابد الجابري; 27 December 1935 – 3 May 2010 Rabat) was a Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thought in Mohammed V University in Rabat. He was also an expert in Arabic and Arabic literature. He is considered to have been one of the major intellectual figures in the contemporary Arab world. He is also known for his academic project “The critique of the Arab Mind”. He published several influential books on the Arab philosophical tradition.
Biography
Jabri was born on 27 December 1935 in Figuig, Morocco. he received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Mohammed V in 1967. He also obtained a PhD in philosophy from the same university in 1970.
Books
- Critique de la Raison Arabe – 3 volumes, Beyrouth, 1982.
- Nous et Notre Passé (Al-Marqaz al-taqafi al-arabi). Lecture contemporaine de notre patrimoine philosophique, 1980.
- La Pensée de Ibn Khaldoun: la Assabiya et l’État. Grandes lignes d’une théorie Khaldounienne de l’histoire musulmane. Paris: Édima, 1971.
- Pour une Vision Progressiste de nos Difficultés Intellectuelles et Éducatives. Paris: Édima, 1977.
In English
- Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought. I. B. Tauris, 2008 (ISBN 1845117492).
- The Formation of Arab Reason: Text, Tradition and the Construction of Modernity in the Arab World. I. B. Tauris, 2010 (ISBN 1848850611).
In Arabic
- Mas’ala al-Huwiyya: al-ʿUrūba wa-al-Islām…wa-al-Gharb (مسألة الهوية : العروبة والإسلام … والغرب [The issue of identity: Arabism and Islam..and the West]). Center for Arab Unity Studies, 1995.
- Ibn Rushd: Sīra wa-Fikr (ابن رشد: سيرة وفكر [Ibn Rushd: life and thought]). Center for Arab Unity Studies, 1998.
Awards
- The Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought for the year 2008 in Berlin.