Abstract
This paper analyzes the philosophy of history's paradigm in studying civilization. It
critically reviews the approaches of the progressive school, within this paradigm,
developed by the late Algerian thinker and philosopher of civilization’ Malek
Bennabi (1905-1973). It discusses the concept of the evolution of the civilization
formulated by the pioneers of this paradigm and their main ideas concerning
civilization and its course in the history. It tries to find out what Bennabi mainly
criticizes and considers the shortcomings of the progressive school, in the philosophy
of history, concerning the study of civilization. Bennabi was of the view that this
school’s approaches are more theoretical than historical, it is based on Euro-centric
worldviews which sees the history of modern Europe as the culmination of the
progress of human history without any critical analysis of the various civilized
experiences. Therefore, this approach focus on some variables of a historical change
while neglecting the complexity of a civilization as a multivariate phenomenon.
Although Bennabi acknowledged the care of the Hegelians about the role of ideas in
changing the history, and the Marxists’ praise of dialectical analysis, he was of the
view that this school was not related to the nature of civilization. Consequently, he
criticized this school in terms of the limitations of method, concepts, and
perspectives.
Badrane Benlahcene. (2016) RETHINKING THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY'S PARADIGM IN STUDYING CIVILIZATION: AN ANALYSIS OF MALEK BENNABI'S CRITICAL REVIEW, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume VI, Issue 2.
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