The Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Library of Living Philosophers)

This book looks at one of today's greatest thinkers and his influential writings on religion, science, history, and Persian mysticism. The text includes 33 critical essays by contemporary scholars and Nasr's responses to each of them. Intellectual Autobiography Of Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Sample Of Nasr's Handwriting -- Intellectual Autobiography Of Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Descriptive And Critical Essays On The Philosophy Of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, With Replies -- From The Niche Of Prophecy: Nasr's Position On Islamic Philosophy Within The Islamic Tradition In Excerpts And Commentary / Muhammad Suheyl Umar -- Reply To Muhammad Suheyl Umar -- Philosophia Perennis -- Nasr's Defense Of The Perennial Philosophy / Huston Smith -- Reply To Huston Smith -- Perennial Philosophy In A Public Context / Robert Cummings Neville -- Reply To Robert Cummings Neville -- The Philosophia Perennis And The Religions Of The World / Sallie B. King -- Reply To Sallie B. King -- Revisioning Classical Hinduism Through Philosophia Perennis / Arvind Sharma -- Reply To Arvind Sharma -- Reflections On Tradition And Modernity: A Response To Seyyed Hossein Nasr From A Neo-confucian Perspective / Shu-hsien Liu -- Reply To Shu-hsien Liu -- Nasr And The Quest For The Sacred / Ernest Wolf-gazo -- Reply To Ernest Wolf-gazo -- Buddhist Creative Metaphysics And Islamic Thought / Kenneth K. Inada -- Reply To Kenneth K. Inada -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr On Time And Eternity / George F. Mclean, Richard K. Khuri -- Reply To G.f. Mclean And R.k. Khuri -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr's Philosophy Of Art / Eliot Deutsch -- Reply To Eliot Deutsch -- Knowledge Of The Sacred: The Mystical Poetry Of Seyyed Hossein Nasr / Luce Lopez-baralt -- Reply To Luce Lopez-baralt -- A Nasr Sentence: Some Comments / A.k. Saran. Edited By Lewis Edwin Hahn, Randall E. Auxier, Lucian W. Stone, Jr. Bibliography Of Seyyed Hossein Nasr: P. [835]-964. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a Persian Sufist, discusses his life and philosophical development in an intellectual autobiography. This is followed by 33 critical essays by various scholars and Nasr's replies to each of them. Topics covered include comparative religion, theology and Islamic studies. There is a well-known saying of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet of Islam and representative par excellence of Islamic esoterism and metaphysics, according to which one should pay attention to what is said and not who has said it.