A Rose by Other Names: The Love of Wisdom Beyond the West
Key information
- Date
- Time
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3:00 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, Main Building and Online
- Room
- RB01
- Event type
- Lecture
About this event
Given the growing interest in global philosophy today, audiences are beginning to come away with a clearer picture of what 'philosophy' means in various civilisations and to large sectors of humanity beyond the Anglo-American and European worlds.
This lecture will argue that the love of wisdom has indeed never been restricted to one geographic region, and that it has been conceived of along lines that are similar to and different from that of the West. The focus will be on the depth, diversity, and creativity of non-Western philosophical traditions through an introduction of a recently published sourcebook in global philosophy that features the major ideas, themes, and arguments of Africana, Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, Jewish, Latin American, Mesoamerican, Native American, and Taoist philosophy through translations of nearly 100 philosophical texts from 16 different languages.
Event series
This is lecture number 31 in the SOAS World Philosophies series.
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About the speaker
Mohammed Rustom
Mohammed Rustom is Professor of Islamic Thought and Global Philosophy at Carleton University and Executive Director of the Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies. An internationally recognised scholar and award-winning author whose writings have been translated into 10 languages, Professor Rustom’s more recent works include Inrushes of the Heart (SUNY Press, 2023) and A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy (Equinox, 2025).
Contact
Email: cgcp@soas.ac.uk
