Thursday, February 13, 2020

  • Gender in Islamic Philosophical Ethics: Metaphysical Tension Between Equality and Hierarchy of Being

    Mathematical Sciences Building: 360

    Please join us for a virtual lecture featuring Dr. Zahra Ayubi, on Gender in Islamic Philosophical Ethics: Metaphysical Tension Between Equality and Hierarchy of Being. Abstract Dr. Ayubi explores the way in which medieval Islamic philosophers forged a hierarchical virtue ethics that exalted the status of men over women. In doing so, they often ignored or contradicted conceptions of equality …

    Philosophy