Islamic philosophy Archives - Department of Philosophy

Head shot of Mohammed Rustom, who has short dark hair, a short beard, and glasses, sitting in a beautifully lit park with a lake and trees.

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Mohammed Rustom, a professor of Islamic Thought and Global Philosophy at Carleton University and the director of the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam. focuses his research on Islamic philosophy, Arabic, and Persian Sufi literature, Quranic exegesis, translation theory, and cross-cultural philosophy.

Head shot of a smiling Reza Hadisi sporting a light beard and wearing a black T-shirt topped by a light blue shirt

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Reza Hadisi (Toronto) pursues questions in ethics, epistemology, and action theory through the study of the history of philosophy. He is particularly interested in the Medieval Arabic and Persian traditions and Kant.

Head shot of Shankar Nair in front of greenery

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shankar Nair’s (Virginia) general field of interest is the religious and intellectual history of the Indian subcontinent, particularly as it relates to broader traditions of Sufism and Islamic philosophy, Qur’anic exegesis, and Hindu philosophy and theology.

Islamic philosophy

Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Mohammed Rustom, Carleton)

Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Reza Hadisi, Toronto)

Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Shankar Nair, Virginia)