Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr is an Iranian philosopher and Islamic scholar renowned for his work on Islamic philosophy, Sufism, and the perennialist school of thought.
All labels observed (1)
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| Seyyed Hossein Nasr canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seyyed Hossein Nasr Context triple: [Henry Corbin, influenced, Seyyed Hossein Nasr]
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A.
Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush is an Iranian philosopher and religious thinker known for his influential reformist views on Islam, democracy, and religious pluralism.
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B.
Ehsan Yarshater
Ehsan Yarshater was a prominent Iranian historian and Iranologist best known as the founding editor of the Encyclopaedia Iranica and a leading scholar of Persian language and literature.
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C.
Alexander Ridha
Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music producer, DJ, and label owner recognized for his influential work in techno, electro, and house music.
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D.
Hamid Algar
Hamid Algar is a prominent scholar of Islamic studies and Sufism, known especially for his work on Iranian history, Shi'ism, and translations of key Islamic texts.
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E.
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seyyed Hossein Nasr Target entity description: Seyyed Hossein Nasr is an Iranian philosopher and Islamic scholar renowned for his work on Islamic philosophy, Sufism, and the perennialist school of thought.
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A.
Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush is an Iranian philosopher and religious thinker known for his influential reformist views on Islam, democracy, and religious pluralism.
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B.
Ehsan Yarshater
Ehsan Yarshater was a prominent Iranian historian and Iranologist best known as the founding editor of the Encyclopaedia Iranica and a leading scholar of Persian language and literature.
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C.
Alexander Ridha
Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music producer, DJ, and label owner recognized for his influential work in techno, electro, and house music.
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D.
Hamid Algar
Hamid Algar is a prominent scholar of Islamic studies and Sufism, known especially for his work on Iranian history, Shi'ism, and translations of key Islamic texts.
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E.
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Islamic metaphysics
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Shiʿi thought ⓘ philosophy of science in Islamic civilization ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933-04-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tehran ⓘ |
| citizenship | Iran ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in history of science ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | George Sarton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic philosophy
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Sufism ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ history of Islamic science ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ traditionalist school ⓘ |
| founded | Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Aryamehr University of Technology
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linked to:
Sharif University of Technology
George Washington University ⓘ University of Tehran ⓘ |
| honor | subject of a Festschrift "The Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr" ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Islamic philosophers
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scholars of religion and ecology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frithjof Schuon
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Henry Corbin ⓘ Mulla Sadra ⓘ René Guénon ⓘ Suhrawardi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critiques of modernity and secularism
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defense of perennial philosophy ⓘ works on Islamic philosophy ⓘ works on Sufism ⓘ writings on religion and the environment ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Persian ⓘ |
| movement |
Traditionalist School
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perennial philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Seyyed Hossein Nasr ⓘ |
| nationality | Iranian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ideals and Realities of Islam
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Islamic Life and Thought ⓘ Islamic Science: An Illustrated Study ⓘ Knowledge and the Sacred ⓘ Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis of Modern Man ⓘ Religion and the Order of Nature ⓘ Three Muslim Sages ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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professor of Islamic studies ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dean of the Faculty of Letters at University of Tehran
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founding director of the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy ⓘ president of Aryamehr University of Technology ⓘ professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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