The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.

Since my student days at the University of Amsterdam, in the early fifties, I have been intuitively concerned with the need for an autonomous social science tradition in the various regions of the world. During that period, on reading Ibn Khaldun, I was told that art could not develop without artists. By the same token, an autonomous tradition cannot develop without the commitment of an intellectual, creative and independent group striving for that tradition

Perceptions Of Muslim Revival.

While I was preparing for the address that is the basis for this article, the first questions that I raised to myself were: "For whom am I speaking?" and "What am I going to speak about?" I do not want to speak as an academic, as a scholar; it is the scholars who have created the confusion Surrounding the theme I am going to discuss

Erring Modernization : The Dilemma Of Developing Societies.

The old and the vanquished does not immediately descend into the grave. The resistance and' longevity of that which is at the point of vanishing are based on the instinct of 'self-preservation inherent to all that exists

The Captive Mind In Development Studies. [Part 1]

In The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, November 1966,. appeared an •article entitled 'The Professor Abroad'. The author, Edward W. Weidner, himself a professor of political science, is an experienced and well..qualified person to speak about the effect and• function of the American professors abroad

The Captive Mind In Development Studies. [Pt2]

What is a captive mind? Confining ourselves to the Asian context for convenience, a captive mind possesses the following characteristics: A captive mind is the product of higher institutions of learning, either at home or abroad, whose way of thinking is dominated by western thought in an imitative and uncritical manner

The Autonomous, The Universal And The Future Of Sociology.

The universal concepts of sociology are those that form the basic foundation of the discipline found in all human societies and valid for all times. Examples are the concepts of sanction, class, social stratification, social mobility, group, culture, values, religion, custom and others

Intellectual Imperialism:Definition, Traits, And Problems.

Imperialism is not confined to the political or economic aspects of the historical process. Rather, it is to be considered as a cluster. A phenomenon such as imperialism is a cluster of different aspects of human undertakings

Islam E Socialismo.

Negli ultimi decenni gli stessi musu1mani hanno dibattuto a lungo il terna dei rapporti tra Islam e sodalismo, basandosi pero su una conoscenza spesso superfida1e del sodalismo

The philosophical foundation of general education: the development of the intellect

This article offers some views on the philosophical foundation of general education. General education aims at the education of man from the point of view of his intellectual development that leads to a comprehensive growth of his mind and personality. It is not a mere distribution of disparate knowledge taken from here and there simply to meet the requirement of a degree. It is selecting attention on definite themes in an analytic and intellectual fashion, not covered by professional disciplines, the goals of which, are not to develop a creer but to develop the total personality. It is not the intention to teach a little of everything but to teach enough of certain things