On literature and philosophy : the non-fiction writing of Naguib Mahfouz. Volume 1 / / Naguib Mahfouz ; translated by Aran Byrne.

"Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most important writers in contemporary Arabic literature. Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1988 (the only Arab writer to win the prize thus far), his novels helped bring Arabic literature onto the international stage. Far fewer people know his nonfiction works, however...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : Gingko Library,, 2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Arabic
Physical Description:1 online resource (173 pages)
Notes:"Originally published in Arabic as Ḥawla I-Adab wa-I-Falsafa"--title page verso.
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Table of Contents:
  • The demise of old beliefs and the emergence of new ones
  • Women and public office
  • The development of philosophy in the pre-Socratic era
  • The philosophy of Socrates
  • Plato and his philosophy
  • Anton Chekhov (the Russian author)
  • Three of our writers
  • Love and the sexual impulse
  • Philosophy according to the philosophers
  • What is the meaning of philosophy?
  • Psychology : its trends and methods, ancient and modern
  • Animal life and psychology
  • The senses and sensory perception
  • Consciousness
  • Theories of the mind
  • Language
  • Art and culture
  • I have read
  • Of art and history
  • Concerning the book Artistic Imageri in the Qur'an.