Charles E. Butterworth
Charles Edwin Butterworth (born July 9, 1938 in Michigan , Detroit ) is an American political scientist , Islamic scholar and historian of philosophy .
Life
Butterworth received his BA from Michigan State University . He continued his studies in political philosophy , Arabic and Islamic studies up to an MA at the University of Chicago , eventually earning a Ph.D. complete. After studying at the Ain-Schams University ( Cairo ) and the University of Bordeaux , he earned a further doctorate in philosophy from the University of Nancy .
Butterworth first taught at the University of Chicago and Federal City College before he was appointed assistant professor (1969–1976), promoted associate professor (1976–1983) and finally professor (1983–2007) at the University of Maryland ). He has been retired since 2007.
He has also been invited to the Middle East , North and West Africa, and West and Central Europe as a visiting professor on numerous occasions.
He was also President of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS) and of the Société Internationale pour l'Étude de l'Histoire de la Philosophie et la Science Arabe et Islamique (SIHSPAI).
Research priorities
Butterworth has created text-critical editions of Averroes ' middle commentaries on Aristotle 's logic (and other Aristotelian texts) and of treatises by Averroes, al-Fārābī and ar-Razi and Maimonides .
In addition, he has published on various aspects of the political thinking of these and other thinkers from ancient, medieval and modern times. In the field of modern political thought, he has written a monograph on the political thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and a series of articles on the psychiatrist and politician Frantz Fanon .
Fonts (selection)
- Translations
- Averroës, The Book of the Decisive Treatise: Determining the Connection Between the Law and Wisdom, and Epistle Dedicatory, translation, with introduction and notes (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press, 2001)
- Alfarabi, The Political Writings: “Selected Aphorisms” and Other Texts , translated and annotated, with an introduction (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001)
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Reveries of the Solitary Walker. English translation with Interpretative Essay (New York: NYU Press, 1979)
- Editorships
- with I. William Zartman et al .: Between the State and Islam (2001)
- with I. William Zartman et al .: Political Islam (1992)
- Articles and essays
- Medieval Islamic Philosophy and the Virtue of Ethics. In: Arabica. Volume 34, 1987, pp. 221-250.
- The Political Lessons of Avicenna and Averroes. In: Iring Fetscher , Herfried Münkler (Hrsg.): Piper's manual of political ideas. Volume 2: Middle Ages. From the beginnings of Islam to the Reformation. Munich / Zurich 1993, pp. 141–173.
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles E. Butterworth in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Information on Charles E. Butterworth in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- University of Maryland, Department of Government and Politics: Personal Page
- University of Maryland, Department of Government and Politics: Biography and CV including Publications (curriculum vitae with complete list of publications)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Butterworth, Charles E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butterworth, Charles Edwin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American political scientist, Islamic scholar and historian of philosophy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |