Zaki Naguib Mahmoud

Zaki Naguib Mahmoud
زكي نجيب محمود
Born (1905-02-02)February 2, 1905
Damietta, Egypt
Died September 8, 1993(1993-09-08) (aged 88)
Occupation Philosopher
Nationality Egyptian
Notable awards The State Incentive Award (1960), The State Merit Award (1970), Arab Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Award (1984), The American University in Cairo Honorary Doctorate (1985)

Zaki Naguib Mahmoud (February 2, 1905 - September 8, 1993) was an Egyptian intellectual and thinker, and is considered a pioneer in modern Arabic philosophical thought. Best known with "The philosopher of authors and author of philosophers" as Abbas Mahmoud al-Akkad called him. Mahmoud adhered to logical positivism and adopted science interpretation with social motivations to reconcile the Arab tradition with modernism. Mahmoud defines the "Arab tradition" as the configuration of techniques by which our ancestors lived. And he viewed logical positivism as the spirit of "Modernism".[1]

Life

Mahmoud was educated at Cairo University.

Works

Zaki Naguib has authored many books and translations in addition to his numerous articles in magazines and newspapers including the Egyptian Al Ahram.

A - In Philosophy

B - In Arabic Modernity

C - Literature Writings

D - Writings in English

E - Translations

a - In Philosophy

b - In Collaboration with Ahmad Amin

c - In Cultural History and Literature Critique

See also

References

  1. Wiredu, Kwasi C.; William E. Abraham; Abiola Irele; Ifeanyi Menkiti (2004). A Companion to African Philosophy. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-20751-1, ISBN 978-0-631-20751-1.
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