CURRICULUM VITAE Name : Dr. SANAULLAH MIR Father s Name : Kh. Mahada Mir Date of Birth : 01.01.1953 Postal Address : Department of Philosophy Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002 (U.P.) India Residential Addresses: Nationality : Indian Religion : Islam A. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Examination Passed Matriculation J & K Board, Srinagar Tel.: 09997435372 (1) : House No.4/1476, D-1, Near Ahmad Apartments, Jamia Urdu Road, Aligarh-202 002(U.P.) India (2) : R/O & P/O Kalmonah, Tehsil Handwara, Dist. Kupwara-193 224 (J&K State) E-Mail:sanaullahmir55@yahoo.com Board/University Year Division/ Position Subjects 1970 I Eng., Maths, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry P.U.C. KashmirUniversity 1971 II Philosophy, Education English, Urdu B.A. (Final) KashmirUniversity 1974 I Philosophy, Education English, Urdu M.A. (Philosophy) A.M.U. Aligarh 1977 I Philosophy Ph.D. (Philosophy) A.M.U. Aligarh 1985 Topic of the Ph.D. Thesis : Metaphilosophy of John Wisdom Research/Teaching Experience : 5 + 36 = 41 Years Date of appointment as Lecturer at A.M.U. Aligarh : 01.03.1983 Date of promotion as Reader (Associate Professor) : 27.8.1998 Area of Specialization: Analytical Philosophy, Sufism, Hermeneutics, Deconstruction and Postmodernism
[[[ [ 2 B. PH.D./ M.PHIL. SUPERVISED: (A) PH.D. = 04 (FOUR) (B) PH.D. CO-SUPERVISED =02 (Two) (C) M.PHIL. =01 (ONE) C. FELLOWSHIP/MEDALS AWARDED: 1 Merit Scholarship during M.A. (Philosophy) for 2 years i.e., 1975-77. 2 U.G.C. Fellowship for a period of 4½ years i.e. from 3.12.1977 up to 2.6.1982. 3 University Gold Medal for obtaining first position at M.A. level. C. MEMBERSHIPINPROFESSIONAL/EDUCATIONAL ORAGANIZATIONS: 1. Member of the Editorial Board Al-Hikmat, a Research Journal of Philosophy University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 2. Member of the Editorial Board Quest, a Journal of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan. 3. Member of the Editorial Board The Aligarh Journal of Islamic Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. D. SEMINARS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED/PAPERS PRESENTED: 1. Participated in a U.G.C. Sponsored All India Research Scholar s Seminar held at Pune University in April, 1979 and presented a paper titled Lazerowitz Conception of philosophy. 2. Participated Presented a paper titled Recommendatory Character of Philosophy in the 60 th Session of the Indian Philosophical Congress held at the Central University Hyderabad during December, 1985. 3. Participated in a Seminar viz. Dialogue Between Traditional Islamic Scholars and Modern Intellectuals organized by Indian Council of Philosophical Research at Lucknow, 1988. Presented a paper titled Search for Meaning. 4. Presented a paper titled Islamic Ethical Standard A Justification in a Seminar on Islamic Ethics held at New Delhi in August, 1988. 5. Attended/completed a Refresher course in Philosophy conducted by the U.G.C. Academic Staff College, A.M.U. Aligarh in September, 1987. 6. Participated and Presented a paper titled The Perennial Function of Philosophy in a Seminar on Philosophy, Ideology and Science organized by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, in April, 1992 at Aligarh. 7. Attended and Presented a paper titled A Plea for Horizontal Ijtihad in a Seminar on Continuity and Change in Islam sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi and organized by the Department of Philosophy, A.M.U. Aligarh on 14-16, December,1998.
3 8. Presented a paper titled Wahdat-al-Wujud a Seminar on Dara Shikoh and his Contemporary Relevance sponsored by Indian Council of philosophical Research, New Delhi and organized by the Department of Philosophy, A.M.U. Aligarh, on Nov. 22-24, 2000. 9. Presented a paper titled Ethical Implications of Biotechnology in a Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Bio-Ethics sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi and organized by the Department of Philosophy, A.M.U., Aligarh, on Feb. 5-7, 2002. 10. Participated and presented a paper titled, The Contemporary Dilemma of Muslims in a Seminar on Islamic Culture organized by the Institute of Islamic Studies, A.M.U.,Aligarh on 13-14 January, 2002. 11. Participated and Presented a paper titled A Note on Shah Wali Allah s Ontocosmology in a Seminar on Shah Wali Allah Dehlavi s Tasawwuf, organized by the Institute of Islamic studies, A.M.U. Aligarh, on 29-31 March 2002. 12. Participated in a Seminar on Islamic Studies Approaches and Prospects organized by Shah Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 21-22 October, 2003. Presented a paper titled Doing Islamic Studies. 13. Presented a paper titled, Sir Syed s Method of Interpretation in National Seminar on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan organized by the Department of Islamic Studies, A.M.U. Aligarh on Feb. 9-10, 2004. 14. Presented a paper titled, Mahjoor s Humanist Vision in a national Seminar on National Integration and Indian Literature organized by the Centre for Comparative Study of Indian Languages and Culture, A.M.U. Aligarh on March 20-22, 2004. 15. Presented a paper titled, Ibn Rushd s Hermeneutical Strategy in National Seminar on the Philosophy of Ibn Rushd organized by the Department of Philosophy and sponsored by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, on Oct. 7-9, 2004. 16. Presented a paper titled, Sir Syed s Exegetical Vision in the International Seminar on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Vision and Mission organized by the Centre of Advance Study in History, Department of History, A.M.U. Aligarh on November 5-7, 2006. 17. Participated in the Interim World Philosophy Congress organized by FISIP/ World Philosophy Congress and Indian Philosophical Congress (81 st Session) Delhi University, Delhi, Dec. 15-20, 2006 18. Presented a paper titled Recent Trends in Research Methodology in the seminar on Research Methodology in Philosophy, organized by the Department of Philosophy AMU Aligarh and ICPR, New Delhi, on 27-28 Nov.,2008.
4 19. Contributed an article (in Kashmiri) titled Jadid Hesaghahi Hund Fikri Putmanzar (Philosophical Background of Modern Sensibility) which was published in Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar s book titled Jadid Tajik Ti Ksahir Shairi: Taquabli Mutala (Kashmiri), Guild Pub. Aligarh, 2008. 20. Presented a paper titled Sufism and Human Rights in A Global Congress on World s Religions after September-An Asian Perspective, organized by Centre for the Study of Comparative Religion and Civilizations, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University, Canada, on 17-19 January 2009. 21. Contributed a paper on Post-Modern Mood of Persian Poetry in an International Seminar on Indo-Iranian Heritage: Importance and Relevance of Persian Language and Literature, organized by the Institute of Persian Research, A.M.U. Aligarh on 24-26 February, 2009. 22. Delivered Lectures on Indian Sufism organized by the Department of Philosophy, Bananas Hindu University, Varanasi, on 27-28 March 2009. 23. Presented a paper on Islam and the Present-Day Crises in International Conference on Islamic Philosophy and the Challenges of the Present-Day (Tehran: 10-11 Nov.,2009 and Hamadan:12-13 Nov.,2009), organized by the Iranian Institute of Philosophy & the International Society for Islamic Philosophy with collaboration of the Ibn Sina University, Hamadan, Iran, on 10-13 Nov.,2009. 24. Delivered Lectures on The Importance of Islamic Philosophy in the Contemporary World in Al-Mustafa International University, Qum, Iran, 18 th Nov.2009 and in the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, 19-20 Nov. 2009. 25. Participated and Chaired the Session in the National Seminar on Future of Philosophy, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, on 14-15 November 2009. 26. Presented a paper on Asian Philosophy: Vision and Mission in the (International) Asian Philosophy Congress in JNU, New Delhi, on, 2010. 27. Presented a paper on Freedom of Thought as Human Right in Nahj al- Balaghah in the International Seminar on Nahj al-balaghah and Human Rights, organized by the Department of Shia Theology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, on 22-23 December, 2011. 28. Presented a paper on Rumi s Hermeneutic of Love in the International Seminar on Revisiting Rumi s Mystico-Humanistic Thought in Modern Times, organized by the Institute of Persian Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, September 19-20, 2012. 29. Presented a paper on Impact of Sufism on Composite Indian Culture in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Sufism: Need for the Strengthening of National and Religious Unity, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on April 6-7, 2013.
5 30. Chaired the First Technical Session (on 6 th April, 2:00-5:00 PM) of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Sufism: Need for the Strengthening of National and Religious Unity, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on April 6-7, 2013. 31. Presented a paper on Value-implications of Sufi Hermeneutics in the 23 rd World Congress of Philosophy 2013 held in University of Athens, Greece on August, 04-10, 2013. 32. Presented a paper on Place of Reason in Religions in the International Seminar on Commonalities Among World Religions, organized by the Department of Shia Theology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, on 8-10October, 2013. 33. Contributed a paper on History and Philosophy of Science: Quest for Truth in the 37 th Indian Social Science Congress, organized by Indian Academy of Social Sciences, under the auspicious of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, on December 27-31, 2013. 34. Presented a paper on The Meaningfulness of Human Existence through Knowledge and Faith: The Risale-i-Nur Perspective in the International Seminar on The Risale-i-Nur: Knowledge, Faith, Morality and the Future of Humanity organized by the A.M.U, Aligarh and the Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, Turkey, held in AMU, Aligarh on February 11-13, 2014. 35. Contributed a paper on Ethico-Spiritual Significance of Religious Symbols in Islam and Hinduism in the 4th International Seminar on Peaceful Coexistence with focus on Religious Symbols in Islam and Indian Religions, organized by the Al-Mustafa International University Iran (India Branch) and Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, on 03-04 March, 2014. 36. Presented a paper on Exploration of the Concept of Reality in Omar Khayyam in the National Seminar on The Philosophical Wisdom of Omar Khayyam and its Impact on Eastern and Western Circles organized by the Department of Persian, Guwahati University, Guwahati, Assam and sponsored by ICPR/ UGC, New Delhi, held in Guwahati University on March 29-31, 2014. 37. Contributed a paper on Sayyedul-Ulema s Critique of Russell s Philosophy of Religion in the Grand International Seminar on Life and Works of Sayyed Ul- Ulema Ali Naqi Naqvi, organized by the Yadgar-i-Husaini, Lucknow, on 06-08 April, 2014. E. BOOKS, PAPERS/ABSTRACT PUBLISHED: (a) BOOKS PUBLISHED/ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION 1. Metaphilosophy of John Wisdom, (National Printers & Publishers (Regd.), Aligarh, 2012-13),(ISBN: 978-81-927982-1-9). 2. Emergence of Analytical Philosophy,(National Printers & Publishers, Aligarh, 2013).(ISBN: 978-81-927982-2-6). 3. An Outline of Contemporary European Hermeneutics,(National Printers & Publishers (Regd.), Aligarh,2013).(ISBN: 978-81-927982-3-3).
6 (b) PAPERS PUBLISHED: 1. A Research paper on Lazerowitz Conception of Philosophy was published in Journal of Indian Philosophy, July, 1979. 2. A Research paper on Justification of Islamic Ethical Standard was published in the Journal of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar in 1993. 3. An article titled Recommendatory Character of Philosophy in the Proceedings of Indian Philosophical Congress, 1985. 4. An article titled A Plea for Horizontal Ijtihad was published in the Aligarh Journal of Islamic Philosophy, by the Department of Philosophy, A.M.U., Aligarh, in, 2002. 5. Published a research paper titled, Ibn Rushd s Hermeneutical Strategy in Al-Hikmat, a Research Journal of Philosophy University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2005 (25) pp.41-68. 6. Published a research paper titled, Sir Syed s Exegetical Vision in the book onsir Syed Ahmad Khan: Vision and Mission by the Centre of Advance Study in History, Department of History, A.M.U. Aligarh in, 2008. 7. An article titled Shah Wali Allah on Wujud-Shahud Disagreement was published in the Aligarh Journal of Islamic Philosophy, by the Department of Philosophy, A.M.U., Aligarh, in December, 2008. 8. Published a paper on Sufism and Human Rights in Ali Muhammad Naqvi s (edt.) Human Rights in Islam and in the Sirah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Iran Culture House, New Delhi, 2008. 9. Published a paper on Post-Modern Mood of Persian Poetry in A.D. Safavi s Indo-Iranian Heritage, Vol. II, by the Institute of Persian Research, A.M.U. Aligarh, 2009. 10. An Abstract on Revisiting Sufi-Values of Our Times was published in Souvenir of Al-Mustafa International University, India Branch, New Delhi in 11-12 March, 2012. 11. A paper on Place of Reason in Religions has been accepted for the publication in the forthcoming volume on Commonalities Among World Religions, ed. by Prof. Ali Muhammad, Chairman, Department of Shi a Theology, Aligarh Muslim University\, Aligarh. 12. A paper on Ethico-Spiritual Significance of Religious Symbols in Islam and Hinduism was published in The International Journal of Religious Thought, Vol.1, No.4, published by Al-Mustafa Islamic Research Society, (New Delhi, India) in March-May, 2014. 13. A research paper titled Muslim Response to Present-Day Crises was published in the Aligarh Journal of Islamic Philosophy, (AJIP) ISSN: 2278-3261, by the Department of Philosophy, A.M.U., Aligarh, in, 2014-2015. 14. A research paper titled The Meaningfulness of Human Existence through Knowledge and Faith: The Risale-i-Nur Perspective has been published in the Faith-Knowledge Perspective of Said Nursi (edt.) Dr. Obaidullah Fahad,
7 published by the Publication Division, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, under ISBN: 978-93-84354-62-6, Year:2016. 15. An Abstract on Human Rights in the Light of Nahj Al-Balaghah was published in Souvenir of Al-Mustafa International University, India Branch, New Delhi and Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, in April31-01 May, 2016. The above statement regarding my Bio-data is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. DR.SANAULLAH MIR Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002 (U.P.) India. E-mail: sanaullahmir55@yahoo.com *****