The Construction of Muhammad Iqbal’s Theory of Action in the Context of Charles Taylor’s Philosophy of Action

Sevcan ÖZTÜRK

doi:https://doi.org/10.18491/beytulhikme.446513

Article Details

The Construction of Muhammad Iqbal’s Theory of Action in the Context of Charles Taylor’s Philosophy of Action

Authors:

Sevcan ÖZTÜRK

Publisher:

Mustafa ÇEVİK

Main Topics:

Philosophy

Journal:

Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy 2018 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.395-411

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000765140

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1303-8303

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18491/beytulhikme.446513

Abstract:

 


This article provides an 
analysis of Muhammad Iqbal’s views on the notion of action in the 
context and light of Charles Taylor’s philosophy of action and attempts 
at constructing Iqbal’s own theory of action. Despite the fact that the 
Notion of action is one of the central issues of Iqbal’s philosophy, the
 literature on Iqbal lacks in the studies dealing with this notion in a 
philosophical context. The notion of action has also become one of the 
popular topics of modern philosophy since the second half of the 
twentieth century. However, current discussions in this field present a 
narrow understanding of the term by ignoring non-western philosophers’ 
contribution to the field. Therefore, it is aimed at this study to 
contribute to the literature in three fields: to the literature of 
contemporary philosophy of action by highlighting the views of a Muslim 
philosopher on the notion of action, to the literature on Iqbal by 
examining one of his central concepts that deserves to be taken more 
seriously in a philosophical context, and finally to comparative 
philosophical studies by comparing the views of these two philosophers 
who have never been brought together in a study, and by developing a 
dialogue between them.

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Article Details

The Construction of Muhammad Iqbal’s Theory of Action in the Context of Charles Taylor’s Philosophy of Action

Authors: Sevcan ÖZTÜRK

Publisher: Mustafa ÇEVİK

Main Topics: Philosophy

Journal: Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy 2018 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.395-411

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000765140

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1303-8303

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18491/beytulhikme.446513

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Authors:

Sevcan ÖZTÜRK

Publisher:

Mustafa ÇEVİK

Main Topics:

Philosophy

Journal:

Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy 2018 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.395-411

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000765140

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1303-8303

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18491/beytulhikme.446513