Sheikh Zayed Book Award
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Edition 12 (2018) Winner
Dag Nikolaus Hasse
ダグ・ニコラウス・ハッセ
Dag Nikolaus Hasse
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-03-03 （Bremen, Germany）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, Latin, Arabic, English
- Residence History
- Bremen (birthplace) → Göttingen (student) → New Haven (Yale University, study year) → London (Warburg Institute) → Würzburg (university position)
Career
- Occupations
- Arabist, Historian of Philosophy, Graeco-Arabist, Medieval Latin Philologist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Memberships
- Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (full member)
- Influenced By
- Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Aristotle, Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Göttingen | Medieval and Modern Latin Philology, Philosophy, Arabic Studies | — | M.A. | 〜1993 | Germany |
| Yale University (study year) | — | — | — | 留学期間（詳細不明） | United States |
| Warburg Institute, University of London | Warburg Institute | — | Ph.D. | 〜1997 | United Kingdom |
| University of Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau) | — | Philosophy; Medieval and Modern Latin Philology | Habilitation | 〜2005 | Germany |
University of Göttingen
Medieval and Modern Latin Philology, Philosophy, Arabic Studies
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
〜1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Germany
Scholar of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Yale University (study year)
Period:
留学期間（詳細不明）
Country:
United States
Year of study as part of graduate research
Warburg Institute, University of London
Warburg Institute
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
〜1997
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United Kingdom
Completed doctorate at the Warburg Institute in 1997
University of Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau)
Philosophy; Medieval and Modern Latin Philology
Degree:
Habilitation
Period:
〜2005
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
Germany
Completed habilitation in 2005
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize | — | — | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Sheikh Zayed Book Award | Success and Suppression: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy in the Renaissance | 他言語におけるアラブ文化 (Arabic Culture in Other Languages) | Sheikh Zayed Book Award | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Election as full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences | — | 会員選出 | Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | 任命 |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
2016
Organization:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Result:
受賞
Sheikh Zayed Book Award
2018
Work:
Success and Suppression: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy in the Renaissance
Category:
他言語におけるアラブ文化 (Arabic Culture in Other Languages)
Organization:
Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Result:
受賞
Election as full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
2017
Category:
会員選出
Organization:
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Avicenna’s 'De anima' in the Latin West. The Formation of a Peripatetic Philosophy of the Soul, 1160–1300
2000 Scholarly monograph (History of Philosophy)A study of the reception of Avicenna's 'De anima' in the Latin West and the formation of a Peripatetic philosophy of the soul between 1160 and 1300, focusing on transmission and transformation of Greek and Arabic thought in the medieval period.
Avicenna studiesMedieval philosophyTransmission of ideas
Success and Suppression: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy in the Renaissance
2016 Scholarly book (Intellectual History)Analyzes the influence of Arabic sciences and philosophy on Renaissance Europe and the historical processes of their success and subsequent suppression, arguing for a nuanced view of reception and marginalization based on interdisciplinary sources.
Knowledge transferRenaissance intellectual historyArab-European encounters
Was ist europäisch? (What is European?)
2021 Essay / Cultural critiqueA cultural critique reconsidering the concept of 'Europe' and arguing for overcoming colonial and romantic modes of thought; an essay addressing boundaries and identity.
European identityDecolonization of thoughtCultural critique
Bibliography
- Avicenna’s 'De anima' in the Latin West. The Formation of a Peripatetic Philosophy of the Soul, 1160–1300 (2000)
- Urzeugung und Weltbild. Aristoteles – Ibn Ruschd – Pasteur (2006)
- Success and Suppression: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy in the Renaissance (2016)
- Was ist europäisch? Zur Überwindung kolonialer und romantischer Denkformen (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interdisciplinary, source-based argumentationClear and critical structuring of arguments
- Recurring Motifs
- Transmission and transformation of knowledgeContacts between Arab and European thoughtContinuities and breaks from medieval to early modern thought
Legacy
Recognized for scholarship on Arabic thought and its influence on medieval and Renaissance Europe. Leads editorial and large-scale research projects such as ALGloss and the Ptolemaeus project, contributing to interdisciplinary research and source infrastructure.
Academic Societies
- Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Archives
- German National Library (holdings on Dag Nikolaus Hasse)
Trivia
- Holds authority identifiers such as GND: 11800638X, LCCN: n98061601, VIAF: 5717273.
- Studied at the University of Göttingen and earned a doctorate at the Warburg Institute in London.
- Served at the University of Würzburg, held a Lichtenberg Professorship and later the chair for Philosophy (History of Philosophy).
- Editor of the ALGloss (Arabic and Latin Glossary).
- Leads the Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus project at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.