Examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. This book questions the philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the fundamentalists. It also explores Arab philosophy in the tenth and twelfth centuries, a time of political and ideological struggle.

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri, Professor of Philosophy at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, is one of the major intellectual figures in the contemporary Arab world. His early research on the epistemological origins of Arab thought resulted in his major work, a trilogy: "naqd al 'aql al 'arabi", published in Beirut in 1982, 1986, and 1989. Translator Aziz Abbassi, a native of Morocco, is a writer and linguist currently living in the United States.

Introduction by Walid Hamarneh
Author's Introduction
Part One: A Different Reading of the Tradition Discourse I: The Present Shortcomings
II: For a Scientific Critique of Arab Reason Part Two: Philosophical Thinking and Ideology III: Historical Dynamics of the Arab-Islamic Philosophy
IV: The Rise and Fall of Reason
V: The Andalusian Resurgence
Conclusion: The Future Can Only Be Averroist