Shams C. Inati, Ph.D.
Professor
Area of Expertise:
- Arab/Islamic Philosophy, History and Civilization
- Middle Eastern Politics
- Islamic Positions on War, Peace and Justice
- Western Misperceptions of Islam
Summary
Dr. Shams Inati's intimate understanding of the Arab/Islamic world makes her insights into the recent revolutionary changes in Middle Eastern governments particularly cogent. A specialist in Islamic philosophy and theology, Inati can delve into topics as wide- ranging as Arab/Islamic society and culture; Women in Islam; and Islam and modernity.
Education
- Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
- B.A., American University of Beirut
Selected Publications
- Inati, Shams, C., Ibn Sina's Physics and Metaphysics: Remarks and Admonitions Parts Two and Three, Blackwell Press, Oxford, forthcoming.
- Inati, Shams, C., Islamic Philosophy to the Seventeenth Century, Blackwell Press, Oxford, December, 2011.
- Inati, Shams, C., ed. Introducing Islam Series, Mason Crest Publishers, Broomall, Pa., 2004.
- Inati, Shams, C., The Problem of Evil: Ibn Sina's Theodicy, Global Publications, SUNY Binghamton, 2000.
Selected Professional Experience
- Faculty, Villanova University, 1991-Present
- Lecturer, Department of Philosophy/Department of Religious Studies/Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Fellow, Middle East Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
- Andrew Mellon Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Selected Research
- Organizing a series of conferences on the Arab/Islamic world, especially on the place of Syria in history
- Contemporary Islamic movements in Lebanon
- The concept of justice in Islam
- The physics and metaphysics of Ibn Sina, remarks and admonitions
