Philosopher (b. 5 October 1901, İstanbul – d. 5 June
1974, İstanbul). He attended the Progress Primary and Elementary School and
graduated from İstanbul High School (1918) and Mülkiye Mektebi (School of Political Sciences) in 1921. He was appointed to
His writing career started with his poetry book Çocuk Dünyası (Children’s World, 1912).
His articles were published in the review Mihrab
(1922) that he published with Sudi Agâh Mazlum, Anadolu, Külür Haftası, İnsan that he also published (1938-41,
25 issues, with C. Ezine), Dergâh, Her
Ay, Tan, Muallimler Birliği Mecmuası,
Türk Yurdu, Galatasaray, Mülkiye, Yeni İnsanlık and Türk Düşüncesi. He published the review Felsefe ve İçtimaiyat Mecmuası (1927-29, 16 issues) with the
support of Agâh Sırrı Levend and Sosyoloji
Dergisi until 1960 while he was
at the Department of Sociology. He established the Philosophy Society in 1928.
He gave communiqués at various congresses that took place in cities such as
WORKS:
ESSAY:
Aşk Ahlâkı (Morality of Love, 1931,
new edition, 2004), İnsani Vatanperverlik
(Humanist Patriotism, 1933), Şeytanla Konuşmalar (Conversations
with the Devil, 1942).
NOVEL:
Posta Yolu (The Post Road, 1941), Yarım Adam (Half Man, 1942).
RESEARCH: Metafizik (Metaphysics,
1928), Umumî Ruhiyat (General
Psychology, 1928), Felsefe Dersleri (Philosophy
Courses, 1928), Türk Tefekkür Tarihi (History
of Turkish Philosophy, in 2 volumes, 1932),
Yirminci Asır Filozofları (Twentieth Century Philosophers, 1934), Türk Feylesofları Antolojisi I (Anthology
of Turkish Philosophers I, 1935), Uyanış
Devirlerinde Tercümenin Rolü (The Role of Translation in Awakening Eras,
1935), Türk Mistisizmini Tetkike Giriş (Introduction
to the Analysis of Turkish Mysticism, 1935), Felsefe Yıllığı 1931-1932 (Philosophy Almanac 1931-32, 1935), Felsefe Yıllığı 1934-35 (Philosophy
Almanac 1934-35, 1936), Yirminci Asır
Filozofları (Twentieth Century Philosophers, 1936), İlliyet Meselesi ve Diyalektik (Causality Problem and Dialectic, 1938), Ziya Gökâlp (Ziya Gökalp, 1939),
Farabi (Farabi, 1940), Türk Tarihinde
Mezhep Cereyanları (Sect Movements in Turkish History, 1940), İçtimai Doktrinler Tarihi (History of
Social Doctrines, 1941), İbn-i Haldun (Ibn-i
Haldun, 1941), Mantık Tarihi (History
of Logic, 1942), Resim ve Cemiyet (Painting
and Sociology, 1942), Dinî Sosyoloji (Religious
Sociology, 1943), Sosyoloji (Sociology,
1943), Yahudi Meselesi (The Jewish
Problem, 1944), Milletlerin Uyanışı (Awakening
of the Nations, 1945), İslâm Düşüncesi (Islamic
Thought, 1946), Ahlâk (Ethics, 1946),
İslâm Medeniyetinde Tercümeler ve
Tesirleri (Translations in Islamic Civilizations and Their Effects, 1947), Sosyolojiye Giriş (Introduction to
Sociology, 1948), Millet ve Tarih Şuuru (The
Consciousness of Nation and History, 1948), İslâm
Sanatı (Islamic Art, 1948), İbn Rüşd (İbn
Rüşd, 1951), İbn Sinâ (İbn Sina,
1951), Rubaîyyat-ı Melûl (Quatrains
of Weariness, 1951), Tarihî Maddeciliğe Reddiye (Denial of
Historical Materialism, 1951), İslâm
Düşüncesine Giriş (Introduction to Islamic Thought, 1954), Sosyolojinin Problemleri (Problems of
Sociology, 1955), Dünyada ve Türkiye’de
Sosyoloji Öğretimi ve Araştırmaları (Sociology Education and Research in
the World and Turkey, 1956), İslâm
Düşüncesi II (Islamic Thought II, 1957), Veraset ve Cemiyet (Inheritance and Society, 1957), Felsefeye Giriş 2 (Introduction to
Philosophy 2, 1957), İslâm Felsefesi
Tarihi (History of Islamic Philosophy, 1957), Sosyoloji Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Sociology, 1959), Siyasî Partiler ve Sosyalizm (Political
Parties and Socialism, 1963), Bilgi ve
Değer (Knowledge and Value, 1965),
Değerler, Kültür ve Sanat (Values, Culture and Art, 1965), Türkiye'de Çağdaş Düşünce Tarihi (History
of Modern Thought in Turkey, 2 volumes, 1966; in one volume, 1979), İslâm Felsefesi Kaynakları ve Tesirleri (Origins
of Islamic Philosophy and Its Effects, 1967),
Varlık ve Oluş (Being and Existence, 1968), İlim Felsefesi (Philosophy of Science, 1969), Toplum Yapısı ve Soyaçekme (Social Structure and Heredity, 1971),
Genel Felsefe Dersleri (General
Philosophy Courses, 1972).
His
translations were also published.