Monographs, journal articles, conference proceedings, and public writings
Monographs and Dissertations
1986 • “The Artist-philosopher’s Struggle to Save Appearances” (PhD Dissertation)
Doctoral work exploring the philosopher-artist’s approach to preserving the depth of appearance.
1998 • “Freedom, Modernity, and Islam: Toward a Creative Synthesis”
Syracuse University Press
Explores philosophical origins of freedom in Western and Islamic contexts, arguing that standard modernization theories don’t fully explain the resurgence of fundamental religion. Proposes a new analysis using both Western and non-Western sources for genuine freedom in the Arab-Muslim world.
Journal Articles
2009 • “An Organic Framework for a Philosophical Appreciation of Chemical Phenomena”
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Exploration of how philosophical thinking illuminates scientific understanding.
1995-98 • “Reality thought, reality lived”
Meditation on the relationship between philosophical reflection and lived experience.
Book Chapters
2017 • “Time: Ruptures and Re-Sacralization in a Secular Age”
Exploration of temporality as sacred within secular frameworks.
2002 • “Beyond Intelligibility: Ciphers, Beauty, and the Glow of Being”
Springer Publications
Meditation on beauty as pathway to philosophical understanding.
1994 • “A Critique of Hassan Hanafi Concerning his Reflections on the Scarcity of Freedom in the Arab-Muslim World”
Brill Publishers
Engagement with contemporary Arab philosophy and cross-cultural dialogue.
Conference Proceedings
2007 • “Intersections of Ways towards Tolerance and Coexistence: From Daoism and Sufism to Kant and Gülen”
Exploration of tolerance and coexistence across wisdom traditions.
2001 • “Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Time and Eternity”
Engagement with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on time and eternity.
2001 • “True and false pluralism in relation to Islam and West”
Exploration of authentic cross-cultural understanding.
1999 • “Outline of a philosophy of anticipation”
American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings
Exploration of anticipation in philosophy and temporal experience.
Publication Themes
Philosophy of Time and Presence
Consistent exploration of temporal experience as gateway to philosophical understanding.
Cross-Cultural Philosophical Dialogue
Authentic dialogue between Eastern and Western philosophical traditions.
Science and Philosophy
Exploration of how scientific discoveries deepen philosophical understanding.
Beauty and Aesthetics
Aesthetic experience as central to philosophical understanding.
Philosophy as Lived Practice
Philosophy as transformative practice rather than academic exercise.