The Rise of Early Modern Science, second edition This study examines the long-standing question o... more The Rise of Early Modern Science, second edition This study examines the long-standing question of why modern science arose only in the West and not in the civilizations of Islam and China, despite the fact that medieval Islam and China were more scientifically advanced. To ...
... One implication of this commitment was that it must simply be a mistake to suppose that the t... more ... One implication of this commitment was that it must simply be a mistake to suppose that the true business of moral, social and political philosophy can ever be to provide us with reasoned defences of particular ideals or practices. ...
An analysis of the impact of outstanding Greek texts and ideas, their passage through Islamic civ... more An analysis of the impact of outstanding Greek texts and ideas, their passage through Islamic civilization, scant impact on Judaic thought, and full incorporation in medieval Europe laying the foundations for modernity.
This is the revised edition of David Do Paço's doctoral thesis, defended in 2012, which focuses o... more This is the revised edition of David Do Paço's doctoral thesis, defended in 2012, which focuses on the Ottoman presence in Vienna during the eighteenth century. In his brief introduction, the author succinctly describes his aim: instead of treating the Sultan's resident subjects as another diaspora, Do Paço points to their "connected and entangled" (2) integration. In doing so, the author shows himself well aware of the current historiographical mainstream yet proposes a different approach. Given the particularities of Austro-Ottoman/Turkish relations and their academic peculiarities-e.g., the non-reception of Edward Saïd until the 1990s-Do Paço offers a more nuanced and much-needed reassessment of eighteenth-century Austrian historiography. As such, the study serves also as a plea for an "oriental history of Vienna" (14-17) that promises to be a fruitful field of research for years to come. The main argument is laid out in seven well-balanced parts, beginning with chapter one, which details the many roads that led to/from Vienna and provides the necessary context of eighteenth-century Viennese Orientalism. From the first pages on, the impressive amount of learning (of foreign languages) and the breadth of historiographical knowledge are apparent. In detailing the intertwined careers between Istanbul and Vienna, however, another aspect deserves mention: contrary to other recent works on multilingual circumstances, the author stresses the reciprocity of the processes of learning and language acquisition. Within these parameters, the different Viennese institutions and the distinct interests of their protagonists are reconstructed. This puts this study at the forefront of research, as these individuals and their entanglements with and at times against each other deserve more scholarly interest. Chapter two follows up on these large themes detailing the city's "three keys to the Orients,": knowledge, politics, and commerce (55). In doing so, the 496 book reviews
Page 1. t Ahmad Sadri With a Foreword by Arthur J. Vidich Page 2. Max Weber'... more Page 1. t Ahmad Sadri With a Foreword by Arthur J. Vidich Page 2. Max Weber's Sociology of Intellectuals Page 3. Page 4. Max Weber's Sociology of Intellectuals Ahmad Sadri With a Foreword by Arthur J. Vidich New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Page 5. ...
... a new dimension to the understanding of Max Weber by illuminating his relationship to the Sou... more ... a new dimension to the understanding of Max Weber by illuminating his relationship to the Southwest German school of neoKantianism and to Rickert. It also introduces Rickert's philosophy, which is currently enjoying renewed interest in Europe, to English speaking readers. ...
The Rise of Early Modern Science, second edition This study examines the long-standing question o... more The Rise of Early Modern Science, second edition This study examines the long-standing question of why modern science arose only in the West and not in the civilizations of Islam and China, despite the fact that medieval Islam and China were more scientifically advanced. To ...
... One implication of this commitment was that it must simply be a mistake to suppose that the t... more ... One implication of this commitment was that it must simply be a mistake to suppose that the true business of moral, social and political philosophy can ever be to provide us with reasoned defences of particular ideals or practices. ...
An analysis of the impact of outstanding Greek texts and ideas, their passage through Islamic civ... more An analysis of the impact of outstanding Greek texts and ideas, their passage through Islamic civilization, scant impact on Judaic thought, and full incorporation in medieval Europe laying the foundations for modernity.
This is the revised edition of David Do Paço's doctoral thesis, defended in 2012, which focuses o... more This is the revised edition of David Do Paço's doctoral thesis, defended in 2012, which focuses on the Ottoman presence in Vienna during the eighteenth century. In his brief introduction, the author succinctly describes his aim: instead of treating the Sultan's resident subjects as another diaspora, Do Paço points to their "connected and entangled" (2) integration. In doing so, the author shows himself well aware of the current historiographical mainstream yet proposes a different approach. Given the particularities of Austro-Ottoman/Turkish relations and their academic peculiarities-e.g., the non-reception of Edward Saïd until the 1990s-Do Paço offers a more nuanced and much-needed reassessment of eighteenth-century Austrian historiography. As such, the study serves also as a plea for an "oriental history of Vienna" (14-17) that promises to be a fruitful field of research for years to come. The main argument is laid out in seven well-balanced parts, beginning with chapter one, which details the many roads that led to/from Vienna and provides the necessary context of eighteenth-century Viennese Orientalism. From the first pages on, the impressive amount of learning (of foreign languages) and the breadth of historiographical knowledge are apparent. In detailing the intertwined careers between Istanbul and Vienna, however, another aspect deserves mention: contrary to other recent works on multilingual circumstances, the author stresses the reciprocity of the processes of learning and language acquisition. Within these parameters, the different Viennese institutions and the distinct interests of their protagonists are reconstructed. This puts this study at the forefront of research, as these individuals and their entanglements with and at times against each other deserve more scholarly interest. Chapter two follows up on these large themes detailing the city's "three keys to the Orients,": knowledge, politics, and commerce (55). In doing so, the 496 book reviews
Page 1. t Ahmad Sadri With a Foreword by Arthur J. Vidich Page 2. Max Weber'... more Page 1. t Ahmad Sadri With a Foreword by Arthur J. Vidich Page 2. Max Weber's Sociology of Intellectuals Page 3. Page 4. Max Weber's Sociology of Intellectuals Ahmad Sadri With a Foreword by Arthur J. Vidich New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Page 5. ...
... a new dimension to the understanding of Max Weber by illuminating his relationship to the Sou... more ... a new dimension to the understanding of Max Weber by illuminating his relationship to the Southwest German school of neoKantianism and to Rickert. It also introduces Rickert's philosophy, which is currently enjoying renewed interest in Europe, to English speaking readers. ...
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