Tayyeb Tizini


Tayeb Tizini was a Syrian philosopher, researcher and academic. born in the city of Homs, a supporter of Marxist nationalist thought. He relies on the historical dialectic in his philosophical project to re-read Arab thought since before Islam until now. He died at the age of 85 after struggle with disease in his city, Homs.

Life

In his 1976 work,, Tizini hoped for a Marxist revolution.
Tizini's 2001 critique of the Damascus Spring,, argued that reform of the state was needed, rather than putting excessive hope in civil society. He nevertheless signed the 2005 Damascus Declaration and the 2006 Beirut-Damascus Declaration. His own 2005 manifesto,, called for a new nahda and .
After demonstrating to demand the release of political prisoners at the start of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, he was beaten and briefly held by the state security forces. In October 2011 he participated in the national conference convened by the regime in Damascus. He listed five demands as a precondition for national dialogue: no firing at fellow Syrians; release of political prisoners; applying the rule of law; abandoning the security state; and reconstructing the media for a real national debate.
He died in Homs on May 17, 2019.

During the Syrian revolution

Tizini believed that while the Syrian regime was incapable of reform – because this very reform would enact its destruction – it pretends not to see the problem, or thinks that it does not exist. Tizini said in an interview with in November 2011 that there is no political option, and that instead only a single fist is used. " this fist will coagulate because it has frozen while grasping society, and it will decay by itself." Tizini said that Syria's internal economy and many institutions were destroyed throughout what he called "quadrant totalitarian law". In this model of state power, there are four pillars: remaining in power, controlling all media, monopolising wealth, and monopolising all referents."
Tizini suggested that reform in Syria now equals the existence of Syria itself. "For the regime it is a 'to be or not to be situation'," he said, adding that "the security state's big motto is 'we must corrupt whoever is not corrupted yet, whereby all become dirty and controllable.' And this is what happened," Tizini continued. "Syria was drained of good manpower and active democratic labour trends in all fields." Tizini concluded that reform starts with holding people accountable for their actions. "When people are held accountable, the mountain will crack and the plain will appear."

important works

in German

In Arabic

  • 'A project of a new vision for the Arabic thought in the medieval era', Damascus house, Damascus, 1971, five prints
  • About the problems of culture and revolution in the third world – the Arabic world as an example, Damascus house, Damascus, 1971, three prints.
  • From heritage to revolution – a proposed theory in Arabic heritage, Ibn khaldoun house, Beirut, 1976, three prints.
  • Roger Garoudi after silence, Ibn khaldoun house, Beirut, 1973.
  • Between philosophy and heritage the author himself, 1980.
  • The history of ancient and medieval philosophy, with ghassan finance, Damascus University, 1981.
  • Political and social thought: research in modern and contemporary Arabic thought, Damascus University, 1981.
  • A project for a new vision of the Arabic thought from its beginnings to contemporary era in 12 parts, Damascus house, Damascus, 1982
  • Arabic Thought in its beginnings and its early horizons, a project for a new vision of the Arabic thought, part2, Damascus house, Damascus, 1982.
  • "From Yahweh to God", a project for a new vision of the Arabic thought, part3, Damascus house, Damascus, 1985.
  • Studies in the ancient philosophical thought, Damascus University, 1988.
  • Ibn Rushd and his philosophy with the text of the dialogue between Muhammad Abduh and Farah Anton, authored by Farah Anton, introduction by Tayyeb Tizini, Dar Alfarabi, Beirut, 1988.
  • On the recent intellectual controversy: about some of the issues of the Arabic heritage, a method and application, Dar Alfike Aljadid, Beirut, 1989.
  • On the Road to Methodological Clarity – writings in philosophy and Arabic thought, Dar Alfarabi, Beirut, 1989.
  • Chapters in political Arabic thought, Dar Alfarabi, Beirut, 1989, two prints.
  • A preliminary introduction to early Mohammedan Islam – origination and foundation, a project for a new vision of Arabic thought, part 4, Damascus house, Damascus, 1994.
  • From Western Orientalism to Moroccan Occidentalism – a study in Ajaberi's reading of Arabic thought and its historical horizons, Dar Alzakera, Homs, 1996.
  • The Qur'anic Text and the Problematic of its Structure and Reading, a project for a new vision of Arabic thought, part 5, Dar Alyanabee, Damascus, 1997.
  • From the Trinity of Corruption to the Issue of the Civil Society, Dar Gafra, Damascus, 2002.
  • From theology to medieval Arabic philosophy, Ministry of Culture prints, Syria, 2005.
  • A Declaration in Arabic Renaissance and Enlightenment, Dar Alfarabi, 2005.