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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESHistorical Notes on the Idea of Secular CriticismTalal Asad
Published
2008
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The Immanent Frame, 25 January 2008
Language
English
Type
Essay
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Historical Notes on the Idea of Secular Criticism

Talal Asad

Traces the shifting meanings of “critique” from Greek and juridical roots through Kant, Hegel and Marx, concluding that it is a family of practices rather than one theory.

Keywords: critique, secular criticism, Kant, Hegel, Marx

Archived 15 October 2026 · Source: The Immanent Frame (SSRC)

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Asad, Talal. Historical Notes on the Idea of Secular Criticism. The Immanent Frame, 25 January 2008. Archived 15 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/talal-asad-historical-notes-on-the-idea-of-secular-criticism/