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A SECRET PHILOSOPHY GUIDE FOR ECONOMISTS – FARABI: A REVIEW OF THE SYRIAN WAR / CRISIS FROM HIS PHILOSOPHY

İktisatçılar İçin Saklı Bir Felsefe Rehberi – Farabi: Suriye Savaşına ya da Krizine Onun Felsefesinden Bir Bakış

İrfan Kalaycı(İnönü Üniversitesi İİBF)0000-0002-9323-8944
Pages
135–150
Publication Date
2025-12-08
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Here, it is intended to express that Islamic philosophy, of which Farabi is a pioneer, can serve as a healing prescription against the war / crisis conjuncture in Syria in the light of the phenomena of virtue, rationality, and social justice.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The first starting point of this study is UNESCO’s declaration of 2020 as the “Year of Farabi (Alpharabius)”.
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Key Findings & Data:This study has two intertwined topics and aims.
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Conclusion & Impact:Here, it is intended to express that Islamic philosophy, of which Farabi is a pioneer, can serve as a healing prescription against the war / crisis conjuncture in Syria in the light of the phenomena of virtue, rationality, and social justice.
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⚙️Variables:Farabi Felsefesi · ktisatçılar için Rehber · Suriye Savaşı

Abstract

The first starting point of this study is UNESCO’s declaration of 2020 as the “Year of Farabi (Alpharabius)”. This study has two intertwined topics and aims. The first is to remind that Farabi, a great Islamic philosopher who grew up in the Middle Ages and was nourished by Ancient Greek philosophy, can be a hidden treasure of philosophy for both the Western scientific world and even contemporary economists. Farabi, who regarded himself as a student of Aristotle, was given the title “Aristotle of the Islamic world”. Farabi’s synthetic philosophy cannot be considered independent and isolated from the era in which he experienced difficulties and the Middle East geography, including Syria, where he traveled and lived. In this context, his Islamic philosophy is based on a tripod of metaphysics, ethics, and politics, which also interact with economic philosophy. Farabi’s classical philosophical views are focused on topics that also fall within the scope of economic sociology, such as social ethics, justice, trade, and urban life. The second is related to the insights that can be gained if the Syrian War is also viewed through the lens of Farabi’s philosophy. Syria has spiritual value because it is the country that was influenced by Farabi’s philosophy and where he spent his life. Here, it is intended to express that Islamic philosophy, of which Farabi is a pioneer, can serve as a healing prescription against the war / crisis conjuncture in Syria in the light of the phenomena of virtue, rationality, and social justice.

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Bu çalışmanın ilk başlangıç ​​noktası UNESCO’nun 2020’yi “Farabi Yılı” ilan etmesidir. Bu çalışmanın iç içe geçmiş iki konusu ve amacı vardır. Birincisi, Orta Çağ’da yetişmiş ve Antik Yunan felsefesinden beslenmiş büyük bir İslam filozofu olan Farabi’nin hem Batı bilim dünyası hem de çağdaş iktisatçılar için gizli bir felsefi hazine olabileceğini hatırlatmaktır. Kendini Aristoteles’in öğrencisi olarak gören Farabi’ye İslam dünyasının Aristoteles’i ünvanı verilmiştir. Farabi’nin bireşim felsefesi, zorluklar yaşadığı dönemden ve seyahat ettiği ve yaşadığı Suriye de dậhil olmak üzere Ortadoğu coğrafyasından bağımsız tutulup soyutlanamaz. Bu bağlamda İslam felsefesi, iktisat felsefesiyle de etkileşim halinde olan metafizik, etik ve siyasetten oluşan bir sacayak üzerine kuruludur. Farabi’nin klasik felsefi görüşleri, toplumsal etik, adalet, ticaret ve kentsel yaşam gibi iktisadi toplumbiliminin kapsamına giren konulara odaklanmıştır. İkincisi, Suriye Savaşı’na Farabi’nin felsefesinin merceğinden de bakılırsa elde edilebilecek içgörülerle ilgilidir. Suriye, Farabi’nin felsefesinden etkilenen ve hayatını geçirdiği ülke olduğu için manevi bir değere sahiptir. Burada, Farabi’nin öncüsü olduğu İslam felsefesinin erdem, akılcılık ve toplumsal adalet olguları ışığında Suriye’deki savaş / kriz gidişatına karşı bir şifa reçetesi olarak kabul edilebileceği ifade edilmek istenmektedir.

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Kalaycı, İ. (2025). A SECRET PHILOSOPHY GUIDE FOR ECONOMISTS – FARABI: A REVIEW OF THE SYRIAN WAR / CRISIS FROM HIS PHILOSOPHY. Tarsus Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 135–150. https://doi.org/10.56400/tarsusiibfdergisi.1781510

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