D. H. Lawrence, (The profiles in literature series)

Ronald P. Draper

Kegan Paul International

This volume distinguishes between two main traditions in the philosophy of science - the aristotelian, with its stress on explanation in terms of purpose and intentionality, and the galilean, which takes causal explanation as primary. It then traces the complex history of these competing traditions as they are manifested in such movements as positivism, idealism, Marxism and contemporary linguistic analysis. Hempels's theory of scientific explanation, the claims of cybernetics the rise of an analytic philosophy of action and the revival of hermenuetics are all discussed. The volume also deals with causal explanation, intentionality and teleological explanation, and explanation in history and the social sciences. The author concludes that explanation of human actions cannot be reduced to simple causality, and discusses the implications of this conclusion for the disciplines of history and sociology.

Explanation and understanding (International library of philosophy and scientific method)

G.H. Von Wright

Develops Althusser's account of the relationship between literature and ideology in an analysis aimed at students. Macherey applies his theory to selected works of four major 20th-century writers.

A theory of literary production

Literature & Fiction

Pierre Macherey

History & Criticism

This book is based upon a detailed and critical examination of Iqbal's concept of God as expounded in Chapter II of The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. His concept of God is a finite (panentheistic) one and is based largely upon Iqbal's reading of Western philosophy (Hegel, Whitehead and Bergson). Iqbal draws extravagant metaphysical conclusions from his reading of these Western thinkers; he then relates these philosophical theses to the Quran and the tradition of Muslim thought. Iqbal's finite (panentheistic) deity is very close to the (pantheistic) Sufi concept of God. However, Iqbal manages to ignore the whole tradition of tafsir (exegesis) and kalam (theology). Additionally, his finite deity cannot be reconciled with the Quranic doctrine of God. A similar conclusion is reached following an examination of the Sufi teaching as expounded by Isa Nuruddin (Fritjhof Schuon) and Abubakr Sirajuddin (Martin Lings).This conclusion leads to contemporary discussions of mysticism.Finally, an attempt is made to go beyond Iqbal and to specify the precise logical peculiarity of 'the problem of God'.

Iqbal's concept of God

Raschid, M. S

First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Islamic peoples of the Soviet Union: (with an appendix on the non-Muslim Turkic peoples of the Soviet Union)

Akiner, Shirin

Religion & Spirituality

Readings in Early Arabic

Ibrahim

Islamic Banking

Tarbush

Al Masudi's Islamic History

al-Mas'udi

Islam

Al Masudi's Tales of Caliphate

Al Masudi's Travellers Tales

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