Abstract
A Turkish Philosopher Between the East and the West: On Ahmed Midhat Efendi’s Life and Scientific/Philosophical Thoughts
As an intelletual, Ahmed Midhat represents an important breaking point from the Ottoman intelligentsia. Forasmuch, Ahmed Midhat Efendi managed to overcome the question of “how can be this empire led to the salvation?”. It was a contemplated question since Tanzimat Era. Midhat, as the very first intellectual who perceived the Western philosophy and its scienticif and philosophical problems, had a colorful and unsteady frame of mind. In this article, Ahmed Midhat Efendi’s thoughts, journalism, scientific and philosophical articles and his place in the scienticif debates will be assessed.
Keywords
Tanzimat Era, Constitutionalism, Ahmed Midhat Efendi, Late Ottoman Intelligentsia, Materialism, Darw
