İbn Haldun Üniversitesi Kurumsal Akademik Arşivi
DSpace@İHÜ, İbn Haldun Üniversitesi tarafından doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak yayınlanan; kitap, makale, tez, bildiri, rapor, araştırma verisi gibi tüm akademik kaynakları uluslararası standartlarda dijital ortamda depolar, Üniversitenin akademik performansını izlemeye aracılık eder, kaynakları uzun süreli saklar ve yayınların etkisini artırmak için telif haklarına uygun olarak Açık Erişime sunar.
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A comparison of Ottoman and Chinese students sent abroad for modern education
(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Terzi, Zehra Nur; Asil, Ercüment; An, Elvida Ünal
From a comparative perspective, this thesis examines the dispatch of students from the Ottoman and Qing empires to the West in the 19th century as part of their efforts to modernize by acquiring scientific and military knowledge. The students were generally sent to Western countries to receive engineering, medicine, and military sciences education. The experience of studying abroad provided these students with important opportunities for both knowledge acquisition and cultural interaction. In this context, the thesis specifically explores the students' lives abroad, the challenges they faced, and the education they received. Additionally, the thesis focuses on how these students were employed upon their return, their contributions to modernization efforts, and the roles they played in the development of their countries. By analyzing factors such as the students' ages, social statuses, the countries where they studied, and the difficulties they encountered upon their return, the thesis highlights the similarities and differences between the two empires in this process, while also evaluating the local reflections of 19th-century global transformations and the developments in the field of education.
Human, society, and state in Confucius and al-Farabi: A comparative analysis
(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Canaltay, Elif; Asil, Ercüment; An, Elvida Ünal
This thesis analyzes the views of Confucius and al-Farabi, two prominent names of the classical era of Chinese and Islamic philosophy, on the ideal human, society, and state. Contrary to popular belief, this comparative analysis attempts to show that both thinkers offer similar views on human, society, and the state in many aspects. While both emphasize the importance of harmonious social relations and moral behavior, they also differ significantly in their metaphysical foundations and ultimate goals. Confucius focuses on ethical principles rooted in daily life, advocating for cultivating virtues within individuals to maintain social order. He prioritizes practical wisdom over metaphysical concerns, believing that a well-governed society relies on leaders who embody moral virtue, serve as ideal humans, and guide their people by example. In contrast, al-Farabi's philosophy is based on a metaphysical framework, where the universe is structured according to divine order. His ideal society is one in which individuals pursue both intellectual and moral virtues, leading to happiness in this life and the hereafter. The ruler in al-Farabi's state is not only a moral exemplar but also a philosopher, guiding society toward happiness, the ultimate perfection. This thesis aims to contribute to civilization studies in two ways. First, by capturing the commonalities, it highlights how human societies, despite their cultural, historical, and religious differences, often respond to social and political challenges through similar idealistic visions. Second, by delineating the differences between these two civilizations regarding solving these problems, it demonstrates the richness and diversity of human civilizations.
XVIII. yüzyıl Hristiyan Batı'da tolerans kavramının gelişmesinde Osmanlı pratiğinin etkisinin değerlendirilmesi: Voltaire örneği
(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Yağmur, Esranur; Görgün, Tahsin
Dini tolerans kavramı, tarih boyunca semavî dinler arasında, kendini "sevgi dini" olarak tanıtmasına rağmen Hristiyanlık için en problematik meselelerden biri olmuştur. Hristiyanlığın, Roma İmparatorluğu'nun resmi dini olarak kabul edildiği IV. asırdan XVIII. asra kadar Batı Avrupa, yalnızca diğer dinlere karşı baskı ve zulüm politikasının uygulamakla kalmamış; devletin ve kilisenin otoritesini tehlikeye atacağı inancıyla Katoliklik dışındaki tüm mezhepler de "sapkın" olmakla itham etmiş ve şiddetli cezalara mahkûm etmiştir. Erken modern çağa doğru gelindiğinde çoğulcu bir dünya düzeninin hâkim olmasıyla birlikte Batı, birçok kültürle karşılıklı etkileşime girmiş ve bunun sonucunda kendi kavramlarını yeniden inşa edeceği bir toplumsal dönüşüm sürecini başlatmıştır. XV. asırdan itibaren yükselen bir dünya medeniyeti haline gelen Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, sosyal, siyasî ve dinî politikalarıyla Hristiyan Batı'nın dönüşümündeki en etkili güçlerden birisidir. Medeniyetler arası ilişkiler bakımından bir inceleme sunan çalışma, XVIII. asırda Batı'da tolerans kavramı üzerinden yapılan tartışmalarda din ve inanç özgürlüğüne yönelik örnek teşkil eden Osmanlı pratiğinin bir etkisinin olup olmadığını sorgulamaktadır. Söylem analizi metoduyla, imparatorluğun muhtelif topraklarında ikamet etmiş Batılı düşünür, seyyah, diplomat ve din adamlarının Osmanlı'nın siyasi-sosyal politikalarına, özellikle de dini hoşgörü uygulamalarına dair tecrübelerini ve kayıtlarını değerlendirmektedir. Ayrıca, Orta Çağ'dan beri süregelen tarihsel kayıtlarda Müslüman Türklerin "sapkın", "öteki" ve Hristiyanlar için "Tanrı'nın kırbacı" olarak tasvir edilmesinin aksine, Voltaire gibi modern zamanların önde gelen fikrî öncülerinin Osmanlı'yı nasıl algıladıklarını ve Osmanlı uygulamalarına ne şekilde referansta bulunduklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuçlar birçok Batılının kendi ülkelerine döndüklerinde, Türklerin farklı dinden birçok etnik unsura, kendi dini ve dünyevi otoritelerinden daha geniş ibadet ve inanç salahiyeti tanıdığını itiraf ettiklerini, dahası bunu taktirle karşıladıklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Bununla birlikte çeşitli vesilelerle edinmiş oldukları yeni bakış açısının, Batı'nın toplumsal düzeninin gelişmesindeki etkisini ortaya koymaktadır.
Agnotology 2.0: Mapping the politics of ignorance in digital space
(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Sayedi, Sunbul; Ezzat, Heba Raouf
This thesis examines 'traditional' agnotology and brings forth a new conceptual paradigm as 'Agnotology 2.0' — that aims to (de)construct the intentional manufacturing and perpetuation of ignorance using digital space. The study discusses the existing debates in traditional agnotology and investigates how power structures manufacture ignorance to perpetuate their socio-politico-economic hegemony. I extend this debate as the repackaging of traditional agnotology into the digital era where content created by users, chatbots and algorithms becomes popular and is used to spread mis/disinformation, that crafts the fragmented landscape of truth and manufactures ignorance differently. Agnotology 2.0 explores how technological leap enables the dissemination of false information in a post-truth era when emotional appeal often takes precedence over factual correctness. This concept draws inspiration from the transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. This study structures its empirical findings on the role of social media platforms, especially Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram as a capitalist entity in a nation-state paradigm significantly shaping Agnotology 2.0 as a conceptual framework in the last decades' geopolitical events. The case studies of the May 2021 eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and the ongoing war in Gaza after October 2023 demonstrate how Meta's tactics unfairly and systemically suppress Palestinian voices while promoting other narratives to a greater extent. These activities reveal the inherent biases inside systems and the wider consequences of digital platforms being used to manipulate information and stifle opposing viewpoints. The research finally problematizes digital spaces as inherently non-neutral terrains, where ignorance and prejudice are perpetuated through deliberate and systematic engineering of partiality. It necessitates a comprehensive interrogation of the underlying principles and operational mechanisms of these technologies, advocating for their redefinition towards societal amelioration. Consequently, this study offers a pivotal framework for understanding the complexities of information governance in contemporary society, advocating for more informed and equitable approaches to digital governance and content regulation.
From Tanmiyah to Takiyah: An Islamic moral critique of development
(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) El Omrani, Khaoula; Ezzat, Heba Raouf
Since its inception in the second half of the 20th century, development as a concept and practice has been widely challenged for being entrenched in capitalism and its western imperialist machine. Demands for reforming development or attempting to make it more sustainable and socially responsible have proven to be counter-productive, for development is steeped in the doctrine of linear unlimited growth which in essence is incongruent with the idea of sustainability and social justice. By tracing its history back to the origins of Western intellectual thought from the classical age to the aftermath of the second world war, this research argues first that development is a modern secular theory of social change. The failure of development to deliver its promises calls for alternative theories of social change that are independent in logic and different in dogma. In other words, providing a holistic and effective alternative to development necessitates flipping the value-base that gave birth to it in the first place, namely the Western worldview that came to base economics and social change on the principle of maximizing self-interest. This absence of morality as a central domain of the human condition constitutes the main problematic of this research. Stressing on the importance of a different genealogy of critique in social science, the second aim of this research is to demonstrate how the Islamic worldview can bridge this gap by presenting a moral critique of development through an analysis of the theoretical insights of the renowned philosopher Taha Abdurrahman and the practical experience of Hany el-Banna, the leading figure in global humanitarian work. The central argument that follows is that the unproductivity of the development theory can only be countered if the economy is pushed to the margins and is subordinated to the central domain of human endeavor: the cultivation of spiritual and moral capital through the process of Tazkiyah.
