Mehmet Fuat Sezgin’s Family Circle and His Academic Life in Turkey
Mehmet Fuat Sezgin is a highly distinguished scholar in his studies on the foundations of modern sciences in Islamic çivilization. In his research, Sezgin examines the contributions of Muslim scholars to modern sciences, mainly through the ninth to sixteenth centuries. During this period, the fundam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Arabic |
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Ankara University
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/728203 |
| Summary: | Mehmet
Fuat Sezgin is a highly distinguished scholar in his studies on the foundations
of modern sciences in Islamic çivilization. In his research, Sezgin examines
the contributions of Muslim scholars to modern sciences, mainly through the
ninth to sixteenth centuries. During this period, the fundamental scientific
texts of Ancient Greeks were translated into Arabic, then interpreted and
elaborated upon by Muslim scholars. Beginning in the late sixteenth century,
the Greek sciences were transferred from the Islamic world to the Europe.
However, contemporary works on the history of sciences
have ignored the contribution of Islamic scholars to this matter and have
described Greek and Latin civilizations as the uninterrupted continuations of
one another. In his academic life of more than half a century, Sezgin
elucidated the eight centuries old missing link of the history of science by
bringing to light the life and works of thousands of Muslim scholars known for
their scientific works. However, there are no studies yet that evaluate the
outstanding works of Sezgin and his life. This article partly addresses that
need and examines Sezgin's family and his early academic life. |
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| ISSN: | 1301-0522 1309-2057 |