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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Abul-Wafaa al-Taftazani

Abul-Wafaa al-Taftazani

Date of birth
April 14, 1930, Sharqiyah, Egypt

Mini-biography
Born to a family of farmers
Father was doyen of the sophist tradition "al-Sadah al-Ghonaymia"
named after the village where the family lived (Kafr al-Ghoneimi)
Inherited his father's place as doyen
Graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy

In his published writings, he explored ways of linking Islamic philosophy and sophism to modern-day life

Awards
State Merit Award in Social Sciences (1985)

Died on June 29, 1994


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