Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Philosophy in Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, Philadelphia
- Mathematics (Algebra) - Masters Degree, Univesity of London
- Mathematic - Bachelor Degree, University of London
Osman Bin Bakar (Prof. Datuk Dr.)
Professor
IIUM KL Campus
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CIVILISATION
osmanbakar@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Religion and Civilisation - Islamic Thought and Civilisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ Epistemology - Epistemology and Spirituality
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ History and Philosophy of Ideas - Islamic and Modern Science
Research Projects
Completed
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On-Going
2020 - Present | A Preliminary Study of the Content of a 13th Century Manuscript Titled Nafa'is al-Funun fi 'Ara'is Al'Uyun (Treasures of Sciences in the Lovely Realm of Sights) (Persian Manuscript) |
2020 - Present | Traditional Soul Biology and Modern Evolutionary Biology |
Publications
Article
2020 | Covid-19 and Darwin: a response to Pervez Hoodbhoy. Emotional and Psychological Support, () pp. |
2020 | Interreligious dialogues in Malaysia. Oxford Islamic Studies Online, () pp. |
2020 | Issues of Hindu-Muslim relations in the works of Syed Ahmad Khan. Al-Shajarah, 25 (2) pp. 315-334 |
2020 | The Link between coronavirus and Darwin according to Pervez Hoodbhoy: a critical response. Intellectual Discourse, 28 (2) pp. 365-386 |
Book
2019 | Al-Ghazali Chair of Islamic Thought Inaugural Lecture: advancing comparative epistemology and civilisational and futures studies. ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-64-8 |
2019 | Classifications of knowledge in Islam: a study in Islamic schools of epistemology (reprint with new preface). Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: 9789670526645 |
Book Section
2021 | The concept of human microcosm: exploring possibilities of a synthesis of traditional and modern biomedicine. In: Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-030-53800-2, pp. |
2021 | The concept of human microcosm: exploring possibilities of a synthesis of traditional and modern biomedicine. In: Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-030-53800-2, pp. |
2020 | Enhancing dialogue between religious traditions: an Islamic perspective. In: Amsterdam University Press, ISBN: 978-94-6298-759-3, pp. 215-234 |
2020 | Islam in China and the challenge of sinicization of religion—past and present. In: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, ISBN: 978-9957-635-44-2, pp. 233-237 |
2020 | Portugal’s conquest of Malacca and spice monopoly: Manueline imperial policy as the motivating factor. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-70-9, pp. 1-32 |
2020 | Prakata. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: , pp. iii-v |
2020 | The civilisational history of the Malay archipelago: arguing for a new narrative. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-70-9, pp. ix-xx |
2019 | Aspek kesejagatan dan peradaban Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-028-0, pp. 34-51 |
2019 | Towards a postmodern synthesis of Islamic science and modern science: The epistemological groundwork. In: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, ISBN: 978-9957-635-44-2, pp. 197-201 |
2018 | Multiculturalism: a Malaysian perspective. In: College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ISBN: 978-616-443-241-3, pp. 88-108 |