Pakistani philosophy

Pakistani philosophy is the philosophical activity or the philosophical academic output both within Pakistan and abroad.^[1][2] It encompasses the history of philosophy in the state of Pakistan, and its relations with nature, science, logic, culture, religion, and politics since its establishment in August 1947.^[3]

M.A. Jinnah (middle) and Fatima Jinnah (3rd right), stands with the Muslim philosophers at the convention who presented the Idea of Pakistan, circa before 1947.

In an editorial written by critic Bina Shah in Express Tribune in 2012, "the philosophical activities in Pakistan can nevertheless both reflects and shapes the collected Pakistani identity over the history of the nation."^[4]

History

When Pakistan gained independence there was only one philosophy department in the country, at Government College Lahore.^{[citation needed]} Academically, philosophical activities began in the universities, and with the thought organization founded by philosopher M.M. Sharif, a pupil of G. E. Moore, in 1954.^[1]

Notable figures

Notable Pakistani philosophers include:

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal
• Malik Meraj Khalid
• C. A. Qadir
• Syed Zafarul Hasan
• Burhan Ahmed Farooqi