Pakistani philosophy

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Pakistani philosophy is the philosophical activity or the philosophical academic output both within Pakistan and abroad.^[1][2] It encompasses the history of philosophy in the state of Pakistan, and its relations with nature, science, logic, culture, religion, and politics since its establishment in August 1947.^[3]

In an editorial written by critic Bina Shah in Express Tribune in 2012, "the philosophical activities in Pakistan can nevertheless both reflects and shapes the collected Pakistani identity over the history of the nation."^[4]

When Pakistan gained independence there was only one philosophy department in the country, at Government College Lahore.^{[citation needed]} Academically, philosophical activities began in the universities, and with the thought organization founded by philosopher M.M. Sharif, a pupil of G. E. Moore, in 1954.^[1]

Notable Pakistani philosophers include:

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal
• Malik Meraj Khalid
• C. A. Qadir
• Syed Zafarul Hasan
• Burhan Ahmed Farooqi

• DeSemet, Richard. Philosophical activity in Pakistan. Pakistan Philosophical Congress. p. 132. LloZAAAAMAAJ.

• Javed, Kazi. Philosophical Domain of Pakistan (Pakistan Main Phalsapiana Rojhanat) (in Urdu). Karachi: Karachi University Press.

• Nasr, ed. by Seyyed Hossein Nasr (2002). History of Islamic philosophy (Repr. ed.). London [u.a.]: Routledge. ISBN 0415131596. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
• Ahmad, Naeem, ed. (1998). Philosophy in Pakistan. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. ISBN 1-56518-108-5. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
• Stepaniants, Mariėtta Tigranovna (1972). Pakistan: Philosophy and Sociology. Karachi, Sindh: People's Publishing House. XfUSAAAAMAAJ.

• Ishrat, Waheed (2007). Understanding Iqbal's philosophy. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-9693520736.

• Punjab University Department of Philosophy
• GCU Department of Philosophy Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine