a plan for the future islamic philosophy

For several centuries, islamic philosophy has been in a state of &isolation,& meaning it has lost its contemporaneity; it neither solves &problem& nor, at the very least, actively and seriously engages with contemporary issues. this paper, while addressing the nature, possibility, and realization of islamic philosophy; the achievements of islamic philosophy; and the historical evolution of islamic philosophy (in early, late, and contemporary periods), distinguishes three types of islamic philosophy: islamic philosophy as a concept; islamic philosophy as an actualized phenomenon (peripatetic, illuminationist, sadrian, and neo-sadrian); and the future islamic philosophy. the future islamic philosophy is an ideal one, could emerge later, contingent on certain conditions and prerequisites, such as addressing contemporary issues, particularly socio-cultural and practical issues. it seems that the survival of islamic philosophy and its avoidance of becoming merely historical -in contrast to the idea of the &end of islamic philosophy&- depends on this. since the ideal islamic philosophy is one that solves problem, this naturally requires problem-oriented philosophical research. thus, highlighting the importance of problem-oriented research; the nature of a problem; and the differences between a problem, subject, question, and difficulty, the paper will propose the most important and central strategies that could actualize the future or ideal islamic philosophy. these strategies include: philosophical attention to new sciences and technologies; considering the fourth wave in philosophy; engaging with &philosophy of adopting concrete approaches in philosophy; conducting interdisciplinary researches in philosophy; and employing new methods in philosophy.

a plan for the future islamic philosophy

for several centuries, islamic philosophy has been in a state of &isolation,& meaning it has lost its contemporaneity; it neither solves &problem& nor, at the very least, actively and seriously engages with contemporary issues. this paper, while addressing the nature, possibility, and realization of islamic philosophy; the achievements of islamic philosophy; and the historical evolution of islamic philosophy (in early, late, and contemporary periods), distinguishes three types of islamic philosophy: islamic philosophy as a concept; islamic philosophy as an actualized phenomenon (peripatetic, illuminationist, sadrian, and neo-sadrian); and the future islamic philosophy. the future islamic philosophy is an ideal one, could emerge later, contingent on certain conditions and prerequisites, such as addressing contemporary issues, particularly socio-cultural and practical issues. it seems that the survival of islamic philosophy and its avoidance of becoming merely historical -in contrast to the idea of the &end of islamic philosophy&- depends on this. since the ideal islamic philosophy is one that solves problem, this naturally requires problem-oriented philosophical research. thus, highlighting the importance of problem-oriented research; the nature of a problem; and the differences between a problem, subject, question, and difficulty, the paper will propose the most important and central strategies that could actualize the future or ideal islamic philosophy. these strategies include: philosophical attention to new sciences and technologies; considering the fourth wave in philosophy; engaging with &philosophy of adopting concrete approaches in philosophy; conducting interdisciplinary researches in philosophy; and employing new methods in philosophy.