PSC 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Civil Society, Muslim World League, Islamist Uprising In Syria
28 Aug 2016
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Islamism in germany is not just a matter of organizations/islamic communities, but it is an intellectual debate. Cooperation between extreme right wing nationalist policies/nazis and islamism. On the other hand, left wing who believe german politics have nothing to do with islam. Hegel: the philosopher of the 19th century who has influenced religious and political thinking: views of islam first to explain necessity of relationship between islam and terror/violence. Nietzsche: advocate of islam, 19th century philosopher, directly opposite to hegelian view of islam as terror, hilter influenced by nietzsche. Marx: also expressed interest in islam. Media does not reflect complexity of the relations between different islamic organizations. Hegel"s view important because he classifies religions: argued history moves according to dialectical direction. Opposite of family: family based on love, society based on competition. What he says regarding terroristic aspects of islam is the same for. Objective: idols: primitive people cannot conceive of abstract/subjective idea of god, toleration of multiples.
