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William Chittick

1943 - Today

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William Clark Chittick (born June 29, 1943) is an American philosopher, writer, translator, and interpreter of classical Islamic philosophical and mystical texts. He is best known for his work on Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi, and has written extensively on the school of Ibn 'Arabi, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic cosmology. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Chittick is the 1,180th most popular philosopher (up from 1,183rd in 2019), the 8,451st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,808th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William Chittick ranks 1,180 out of 1,267. Before him are John McDowell, Richard Price, Richard Posner, Hendrik Adamson, Michael Hardt, and Volker Zotz. After him are Bas van Fraassen, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Imran N. Hosein, Iris Marion Young, Edward Abramowski, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, William Chittick ranks 540. Before him are Pat Barker, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, John Casper, Giovanni Pettenella, Michael Stonebraker, and Gennadi Sosonko. After him are David Alexandre Winter, Ron Geesin, Lucius Shepard, Tony Trimmer, Pedro Pablo León, and Isabel-Clara Simó.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Chittick ranks 8,453 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Neville (1945), Mitzi Gaynor (1931), Michael Stonebraker (1943), Evan Stone (1964), James Stafford (1932), and Erik King (1963). After him are William L. Marcy (1786), Julie Bowen (1970), Jared Martin (1941), June Lockhart (1925), Tom Lehrer (1928), and Mike D'Antoni (1951).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, William Chittick ranks 63. Before him are Allan Bloom (1930), Harry Frankfurt (1929), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Patricia Hill Collins (1948), Richard Posner (1939), and Michael Hardt (1960). After him are Iris Marion Young (1949), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Alexander Berzin (1944), William Alston (1921), Marshall Berman (1940), and Robert Brandom (1950).

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