AL-AZM, Sadik J.

AL-AZM, Sadik J. Syrian, b. 1934. Genres: International relations/Current affairs, Philosophy. Career: Yale University, New Haven, CT, Dept of Philosophy, assistant in instruction, 1960-61; Hunter College, NYC, instructor in philosophy, 1961-62; University of Damascus, lecturer in philosophy, 1962-63, professor of philosophy, 1977-99, chairman, Dept of Philosophy and Sociology, 1998-; American University of Beirut, assistant professor of philosophy, 1963-68, assistant professor, Cultural Studies Program, 1967-68; Beirut University College, lecturer in philosophy, 1965-68; University of Jordan, assistant professor of philosophy, 1968-69. Arab Studies Review, editor, 1969-73. Visiting professor, scholar, and fellow at universities and institutions worldwide. Publications: Studies in Modern Western Philosophy, 1966; Kant's Theory of Time, 1967; Of Love and Arabic Courtly Love, 1968; Self-Criticism after the Defeat, 1968; Critique of Religious Thought, 1970; The Origins of Kant's Arguments in the Antinomies, 1972; A Critical Study of the Palestinian Resistance Movement, 1973; Materialism and History: A Defense, 1990; Salman Rushdie and the Truth of Literature, 1992, 2nd ed., 1994; Unbehagen in Der Moderne: Aufkarung im Islam, 1993; Reading the Satanic Verses: A Reply to Critics, 1997; L'illuminismo Islamico, 2nd ed., 2002; The Satanic Verses Post Festum, 2002. Address: Dept of Philosophy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. Online address: maddog1@postmaster.co.uk