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Seyyed Hossein Nasr (/ ˈ n ɑː s ər, ˈ n æ s ər /; Persian: سید حسین نصر, born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian-American philosopher, theologian and Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr (C.V.) graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with an undergraduate degree in Physics and Mathematics. He went on to Harvard University where he studied Geology and Geophysics, and then completed a PhD in the History of Science and Philosophy.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University. Verified email at gwu.edu - Homepage. Islam Philosophy Religion Science Art.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is a contemporary Islamic philosopher with global influence. His oeuvre covers an extended field from the perennial philosophy, which dominates his philosophical worldview, to religion, science, environmental studies, education, and the arts with particular attention to Islamic and comparative studies, as well as criticism ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Against the tide of most Western philosophy, whether analytic or continental, Professor Nasr has consistently argued for a traditionalist view of philosophy that nevertheless remains in intelligent and informed engagement and dialog with the modernist positions he wishes to challenge.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor at George Washington University, specializing in Islamic studies and perennial philosophy. Born in Iran, Nasr earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from Harvard University and left Iran in 1979 in the wake of the Islamic Revolution. He has authored over 50 books.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the most important Islamic thinkers of our time, and quite possibly one of the most influential philosophers of the present era, East or West.
Sep 1, 2015 · Nasr turned to philosophy after first studying physics as an undergraduate, and began writing on environmental issues in the 1960s. He describes how both the Koran, Islam’s holy book, and the hadith, the recorded ways and sayings of Mohammed, make references to the need to protect nature.
University Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Author of Three Muslim Sages and others.
Nov 1, 2023 · In 2009, I had the honour to interview Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, who is a professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, Washington, DC, as part of the ‘Muslim Heritage Interview Series’. During the interview, Nasr touched on various topics related to Islam and modernity, Sufism, spirituality, consumerism and the ...
