Biography
Dr Qureshy read for a MA in Ancient Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford (Oriel College) with a dissertation on Aristotle’s theory of metabasis in the Posterior Analytics and a PhD in Philosophical Theology at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge (Wolfson College) with a thesis that explored the development of theological method in the classical Ash‘arī school.
Research
Dr Qureshy’s current research is focussed on three main areas: knowledge and methods of reasoning in Aristotle, specifically in Topics and Prior- and Posterior Analytics; theological method and systematicity in the Islamic philosophico-theological tradition post-Juwaynī; and post-Razian developments in logic.
Publications
- Ismā‘īl Gelenbevī: The Life, Works, and Thought of an 18th Century Ottoman Polymath (forthcoming with De Gruyter)
- Development of Theological Method in Classical Ash‘arism (forthcoming with De Gruyter)
- Ontological Contrariety in Classical Ash‘arism (forthcoming)
Teaching and Supervisions
C9: Arabic Philosophy and Philosophical Theology (teaching and supervision); A7: World Religions (supervision).
Other Professional Activities
Advisory Board: Global Philosophy of Religion, University of Birmingham.
Advisory Board: Comparative Theology Planning Grant, Faculty of Philosophy, University of York.
