Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-481) and index.

The scope and limitation of post-1967 Arab thought -- Contemporary Arab intellectual trends -- Secularism and its hazards : the recent debate in the Arab world -- Contemporary Arab philosophical views of secularism -- Formation of contemporary identities : nationalism and Islamism in contemporary Arab thought -- Traditional values, social change, and the contemporary Arab personality -- Globalization : a contemporary Islamic response? -- Contemporary Arab thought and globalization -- R�ashid al-Ghann�ush�i and the questions of Shar�i'ah and civil society -- Muslim self-criticism in contemporary Arab thought : the case of Shaykh Muh�ammad al-Ghaz�al�i -- Islam and Muslims in crisis -- Toward a critical Arab reason : the contributions of Muh�ammad '�Abid al-J�ab�ir�i -- Towards modern Arab reason -- Costantine Zurayk and the search for Arab nationalism -- Mahd�i '�Amil and the unfinished project of Arab Marxist philosophy -- Abdallah Laroui : from objective Marxism to liberal etatism -- Conclusion.

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