Michel Aflaq - Thought

Thought

Further information: Ba'athism
Era 20th century philosophy
Region Eastern Philosophy
School Ba'athism, Arab nationalism
Main interests Politics, philosophy, sociology, nationalism, philology history
Notable ideas Principal founder of Ba'athism (with al-Bitar and Zaki al-Arsuzi), The Battle for One Destiny, The Struggle Against Distorting the Movement of Arab Revolution
Influenced by
  • Zaki al-Arsuzi, Immanuel Kant, Auguste Comte, RenĂ© Descartes, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Henri Bergson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Oswald Spengler, Giuseppe Mazzini, Georges Sorel
Influenced
  • al-Bitar, H. al-Assad, Nasser, Hussein, B. al-Assad, al-Bakr, al-Rikabi, Jadid, ad-Douri, Rimawi, Qanso, al-Hafiz, al-Atassi, al-Hawrani.

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