House of Philosophy

Dark Being Author's name: Ahmed Barqawi I define being here as the self in its various and multiple manifestations. It is the self when it thinks, loves, hates, attacks, envies, sacrifices, lies, and believes. The dark entity is the self in its evil designation,...

The necessity of philosophy Author's name: Ahmed Barqawi The question: What is freedom? places the inexpert respondent directly in the position of a teacher, that is, in the position of a person who possesses the truth, or rather, in the position of a free...

Ibn Khaldun Author: Fathi Al-Turaiki In fact, Ibn Khaldun's approach was scientific, scrutinizing, and creative. He did not seek to be a philosopher in the style of the Peripatetics, nor a scientist in the style of the mathematicians, nor a historian in the style...

Machines and people Author's name: Brigitte Labbe. B.F. Dupont-Purier When humans invented the steam train, they created fast travel, but they also caused train accidents. When they invented the automobile, they created easy transportation, but they also caused the pollution that clogs our lungs...

Ibn Sina Author: Suleiman Al-Daher Ibn Sina, known as "the Sheikh" (al-Ra'is), was born in 370 AH/980 AD. From an early age, he was distinguished by his passion for knowledge, as he was constantly reading and studying. He memorized the Holy Quran and excelled...

Man in the care of being Author's name: Mushir Bassil Aoun This book is unique in its analytical specificity, enabling it to present in Arabic the philosophical backgrounds that organized Heidegger's authentic approaches to the topics of being, language, technology, politics, art, and religion....

Life and Death Author's name: Brigitte Labbe A pebble never dies because it never changes. It never dies because it never lives. Everything that changes, grows, and develops, dies: everything that lives dies. It seems strange what we are about to say, but we...

Ibn Tufayl Author: Khaldoun Al-Nabwani The first to invent the art of the philosophical novel is the author of the book “Hayy ibn Yaqzan,” in which he demonstrated that man can instinctively know nature and, through it, reach rational thought.

Ibn Rushd Author: Ahmed Barqawi Ibn Rushd was born in Cordoba in 1126 AD. He was a judge, physician, and philosopher. He was a lover of knowledge and studied Islamic jurisprudence under the most important jurists of his time. He authored the book "The...

Al-Farabi Author: Youssef Al-Ahmad Al-Farabi was born in 874 AD. He was called the "Second Teacher" after Aristotle, whom Arab philosophers called the "First Teacher." Al-Farabi was an integral part of the history of Arab-Islamic philosophy and culture, a melting pot of diverse ethnicities...

Humans and animals Author's name: Brigitte Labbe Animals and humans behave in a similar way. They can move, go, and flee. They have senses that allow them to sense heat, cold, hunger, and thirst, as well as pleasure and pain. They are living beings...

Good and evil Author's name: Brigitte Labbe In order to know if what we are doing is bad, we do not need to be seen, punished, arrested, tried, condemned, read about in a book, or hear others talking about it. In order to know...

Success and failure Author's name: Brigitte Labbe We often imagine the worst before embarking on a project. Often, what actually happens is completely different from what we imagined. What's even more interesting is that we learn things about ourselves, even if there are failures,...

Nature and Pollution Author's name: Brigitte Labbe Thanks to his intelligence, man was able to invent thousands of things that made his life easier. He domesticated nature, just as one would tame a wild animal. But while building civilization, he felt superior to all...

What is evil? Author's name: Dr. Adnan Al-Ahmad The problem of evil has been one of the major and enduring problems of philosophy since its inception. It will remain a problem as long as humanity exists on this earth. Indeed, one of the most...

Self and others Author's name: Brigitte Labbe When we encounter someone who doesn't have the same skin color as us, who isn't of the same gender, who doesn't speak the same way, eat the same way, or dress the same way we do, we...

He is careful in using his time. And wastes his time Author's name: Brigitte Labbe “Free time.” That’s a cute expression! Does this mean that the rest of the time is not “free time,” but rather prison time, restricted time, time in a cage?...

What is the relationship between philosophy and art? Author's name: Shaye' Al-Waqian

What is power? Author's name: Dr. Hassan Hammad Power is always a paradox: it is material and moral, real and imaginary, desired and rejected, loved and hated, overt and covert, collective and individual, conscious and subconscious, external and internal. Moreover, power is both present...

What is the structure? Author's name: Dr. Ali Al-Hassan The question of structure is an old and new question, one that addresses the inherent meaning of existence and the network of relationships between people. However, the question of structure has not been exhausted, despite...