The department aims, through its study of philosophy, to refine the student’s mind, sharpen his mental reasoning skills, and equip him with the ability to address his cultural problems, especially those related to issues of Islamic thought and Arab heritage, and to equip him with the ability to criticize, compare, demonstrate, and make correct mental deductions.
Course outline for Ethics and General Philosophy:
This course, taught for four hours per week during the first semester, covers (Philosophy and Ethics) and aims to:
General Philosophy:
– The concept of general philosophy and its relationship to other sciences.
– The origins and history of philosophical thought.
– The most important schools of philosophy, their stages, and their most prominent figures, such as the Greek and Ancient Egyptian schools.
– The transmission of ancient philosophies to other nations and the influences between them.
– The relationship between philosophy and religion and how to reconcile them.
Ethics:
– The definition of ethics, its subject matter, and its origins.
– The relationship of ethics to other sciences.
– Issues related to the methods of ethics, such as moral obligation and moral responsibility.
– Responsibility and accountability.
– The most prominent figures in ethics and their diverse works.
– An introduction to the most important contemporary ethical schools and issues.
Course Outline for Creed, Logic, and Research Methodology:
This course is taught for four hours per week during the second semester and covers:
Creed:
– The concept of creed and the need for it.
– The importance of creed and the individual’s need for it.
– The sources and characteristics of creed.
– The pillars of Islamic creed.
– The most prominent issues of Islamic creed.
Logic and Research Methodology:
Introductory introductions, logical limits, issues, analogy, A critique of Aristotle’s logic, the most important scientific research methods, including deductive, inductive, and historical reasoning.
Criticism of Aristotle’s logic, the most important methods of scientific research, as deductive, inductive and historical.
Course outline for Theology and Islamic Philosophy:
This course is taught for four hours per week during the second semester:
Theology:
– The concept, history, and importance of theology.
– The most important issues in theology and its major trends.
– The most prominent figures in theology and the various schools of thought.
– Issues of renewal in theology.
– The study of issues of divinity, prophethood, and matters of revelation.
Philosophy:
– The concept and history of Islamic philosophy.
– The most important issues in Islamic philosophy.
– The most prominent figures in Islamic philosophy and its various schools of thought.
– Issues of influence and interaction in Islamic philosophy.
– Issues in modern Islamic philosophy.
Sufism and Modern Islamic Thought Course outline:
This course is taught for four hours per week during the first semester.
Sufism:
– The concept and definitions of Sufism.
– The history and origins of Sufism.
– Stages of Islamic Sufism.
– Sufi theories and schools of thought.
Modern Islamic Thought:
– The concept of modern Islamic thought.
– Key issues in modern Islamic thought, including: Orientalism, Missionary Work, Secularism, the Enlightenment, and Zionism.
– Prominent modern intellectual currents and trends.
– Major Islamic reform projects, compared with others.