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January 14, 2025
Philosophy Society between the possibilities of reality and exaggeration of aspirations

A wide range of intellectuals were pleased with the establishment of a Saudi Philosophical Society, but it was not lost on the minds of the knowledge elite that the nature of philosophy fueled the spirit of criticism, and its consecration of separation and disparity seem to be connected. Since the middle of the last century, our country has witnessed existential questions posed by the thinker Abdullah Al-Qasimi. It is assumed that the term (philosophy) has been used, and has suffered from absenteeism and prohibition for a while, to bring it back to the front, the philosophical symbol Ibrahim Al-Balaihi through criticism of backwardness and the attempt to pound its fortresses, and they looked forward through two eras to establish departments for philosophy in universities, and while some consider the establishment of the association a civilizational shift, some intellectuals are reluctant to call the description of philosophers to Saudi, Arab and Muslim researchers, by virtue of the discrepancy between the space of the first source of philosophers and the local social space. In its dialogue session, "Okaz" explores a number of the association's founders and concerned intellectuals, to come up with perceptions and visions that contribute to strengthening the role of philosophy. As the philosophical researcher Ibrahim Al-Blaihi expressed his advice by approving the establishment of an association for philosophy, which he considered an extension of the cultural openness in the Kingdom under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the supervision and follow-up of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman,