Philosopher,
writer and translator (b. 17 April 1928, İstanbul – d. 12 May 2005, İstanbul).
His full name was Abdullah Selahattin Hilav. He attended the Çarşamba Primary
School, Karagümrük Secondary School, İstanbul High School for Boys (1946) and
graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of
Philosophy (1950). After studying at Paris Sorbonne University (1954-58), he
returned to Turkey (1958). He worked as a journalist, translator, redactor at
publishing houses and for the dictionaries and encyclopedias Meydan Larousse, Büyük Larousse (Great Larousse). He directed the review Yazko Felsefe.
His essays and research were published in various
newspapers and reviews such as a, Ataç,
Eylem, Yeni Ufuklar, Türkiye Defteri, Yazko Felsefe, Adam Sanat, Yelken,
Değişim, Yön, Sosyal Adalet, Papirüs etc. He translated from contemporary
and classical Western authors such as Roger Garaudy, Jean Paul Sartre, F.
Engels, Schopenhauer, etc. He tried hard to enrich the philosophy terms in
Turkish language. He had one child. He died from heart failure and is buried in
Maltepe Başıbüyük Graveyard.
WORKS:
REVIEW: Edebiyat
Yazıları (Articles on Literature, 1993).
PHILOSOPHY:
Toplumculuk ve İnsan Problemleri (Socialism and Human Problems, 1966), Diyalektik Düşüncenin Tarihi (The
History of Dialectic Thought, 1966), 100
Soruda Felsefe El Kitabı (The Philosophy Hand Book in 100 Questions, 1975),
Felsefe Yazıları (Articles on
Philosophy, 1993).
In addition, he prepared numerous collections and translations.
REFERENCE: Yazko Edebiyat (sayı: 7, Mayıs 1981), Edebiyatla Felsefe Arasında (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 20.1.1994), Memet Fuat / Özgünlük Avı (1996), Ahmet Uraz / Çevirmen Selahattin Hilav ile Germain Bazin’in “Sanat Tarihi” Üzerine (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 11.6.1998), Selahattin Hilav ile Söyleşi: Bu İnsanla Başa Çıkılmaz (Virgül, sayı: 20, Haziran 1999), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (18. bas. 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2007) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013). Doğan Hızlan / Kitaplar Kitabı (1996) - Felsefe Soruyla Başladı (Hürriyet Cumartesi, 7.6.2003), Doğan Hızlan / Türk Felsefecileri İçin Kılavuz Kitaplar (Hürriyet Cumartesi, 13.5.2006). Doğan Özlem - Güçlü Ateşoğlu / Selahattin Hilav’a Saygı (2006).
