Sheikh Zayed Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2018) Winner
Naji Al 'Awnali
ナジー・アル＝アウナリ
Naji Al 'Awnali
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-01-01 （Tunisia）
- Nationality
- Tunisia
- Languages
- Arabic, French, German, Greek
Career
- Occupations
- Translator, Researcher, Professor of Philosophy
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- University of Sfax, Tunis University
- Influenced By
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Immanuel Kant, Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | PhD in Philosophy | — | — |
| — | — | — | University qualification in German Idealism | — | — |
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Degree:
PhD in Philosophy
Year of Graduation:
1997
Received a PhD in Philosophy in 1997.
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Degree:
University qualification in German Idealism
Holds a university qualification/certification in German Idealism.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sheikh Zayed Book Award (Translation) | Translation of Theodor W. Adorno's 'Aesthetic Theory' | Translation | Sheikh Zayed Book Award | Winner |
| 1991 | Présidence Tunisie Award (Professorship) | — | — | Présidence of Tunisia | Winner |
Sheikh Zayed Book Award (Translation)
2018
Work:
Translation of Theodor W. Adorno's 'Aesthetic Theory'
Category:
Translation
Organization:
Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Result:
Winner
Présidence Tunisie Award (Professorship)
1991
Organization:
Présidence of Tunisia
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Phenomenology of Spirit (translation)
2006 Philosophy, TranslationAn Arabic translation of Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit', including notes and careful rendition from the German original.
DialecticSelf-consciousnessPhilosophy of history
Translations
- Arabic translation (2006)
Critique of Practical Reason (translation)
2011 Philosophy, TranslationAn Arabic translation of Kant's major work on moral philosophy, noted for precise philosophical terminology.
Moral philosophyPractical reasonEthics
Translations
- Arabic translation (2011)
Aesthetic Theory (translation)
2017 Philosophy, Critical Theory, TranslationAn Arabic translation of Theodor Adorno's 'Aesthetic Theory', including scholarly notes; received wide recognition in the Arab world.
AestheticsCritical theoryPhilosophy of art
Translations
- Arabic translation (2017)
Hegel: The First in Context (original study)
2012 Philosophy, ResearchA study on Hegel that re-examines his thought in context.
Hegel studiesDialecticHistorical context
Bibliography
- Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit (Arabic translation, 2006)
- Hegel, The Difference Between Fichte's and Schelling's System of Philosophy (Arabic translation, 2007)
- Kant, Critique of Practical Reason (Arabic translation, 2011)
- Adorno, Minima Moralia (Arabic translation, 2011)
- Hegel: The First in Context (2012)
- Walter Benjamin, One-way Street (Arabic translation, 2012)
- Hegel, Lectures on Aesthetics (Arabic translation, 2014)
- Max Horkheimer, Critical Theory (Arabic translation, 2014)
- Adorno, Aesthetic Theory (Arabic translation, 2017)
- Peter Sloterdijk, Critique of Cynical Reason (Arabic translation, 2020)
Translations of Works
- Phenomenology of Spirit (Arabic translation, 2006)
- Critique of Practical Reason (Arabic translation, 2011)
- Aesthetic Theory (Arabic translation, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyAnnotatedFaithful to the original text
- Recurring Motifs
- Hegel studiesInterest in critical theoryAesthetics and theory of art
Legacy
A leading translator and scholar who introduced German-language philosophical works to the Arabic-speaking world. Recognized for his Arabic translation of Adorno's 'Aesthetic Theory', which won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (Translation), and regarded as an important figure in philosophy translation in the Arab world.
Trivia
- Born in 1968 (Tunisia).
- Won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (Translation) in 2018.
- Known for translations of Hegel, Adorno, Kant and others.