I do not criticize religion as such, but I criticize the concept and the definition of "religion" - as I said in Genealogies..

To behave "humanely" it is perfectly possible to do without the notion of "humanity.".

Tradition is an aspiration to connect the Self with the Other. One "internalizes" the Other as one acquires a sense of what one's own tradition is, w….

I think we need to think about Islamic tradition as a way of asking questions that cut across (and transgress) the assumptions of a purely secular wo….

I do not think there is such a thing as a "clash of civilizations." When I say that Muslims as Muslims cannot be represented in the West, I was being….

The propensity to intellectualize is itself both essential and dangerous. I think in our modern world we are much more aware of its essential charact….

I'm not criticizing how people experience what they might call spirituality. I am interested in looking critically at something else - at how people ….

Why is it that aggression in the name of God shocks secular liberal sensibilities, whereas the act of killing in the name of the secular nation, or o….

You do not need intellectuality for deep faith. You do not need it for behaving humanely towards people whether fellow Muslims or non-Muslims. You do….

Agency has become a catch word. In a way, this intoxication with ‘agency’ is the product of liberal individualism. The ability of individuals to fash….

In liberal society we claim that freedom of speech is sacred and therefore has an absolute character. But we know (or should know) that "free speech"….

You should never employ your intellect but only that it is not essential to exercise it in order to live a humane life. Language permeates all of lif….

For the law, the clarity of language and the finality of judgment is crucial, because you have to decide a case one way or another - whether it is cr….

The Genealogical Science is a wonderful account of how old-fashioned race science has come to be re-defined by resort to the most recent developments….

Language has multiple uses, and is embedded in different forms of life. It is not necessary to have this grand concept of "humanity" in order to beha….

Tradition is not something a man can learn; not a thread he picks up when he feels like it; any more than a man can choose his own ancestors. Someone….

Certainly in order to understand the natural world one needs clarity, logic, and the capacity for theory building. But that understanding tends to im….

Believers are often thought of as people who have some kind of private conviction or repudiation of something, whereas "the faithful" refers to a rel….

I think the approach to Islam as a tradition is helpful. Tradition helps us to focus on questions about authority and temporality, and about the lang….

It seems to me perfectly possible to act humanely towards other beings, whether humans or animals or plants. One simply has to learn how to behave. T….

The notion of "humanity" as a form of transcendence derives, I think, from the conviction that intellectuality possesses an absolute power, from the ….