Aous Shakra

Aous Shakra
Aous Shakra
Born(1908-04-22)April 22, 1908
Safed, Palestine, Syria, Ottoman Empire
DiedApril 1, 1992(1992-04-01) (aged 83)
NationalityPalestinian
Years active1931–1992
SpouseFathiyye Fathelbab

Philosophy career
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchoolExistentialism, Postmodernism

Aous Shakra (also Aous Chakra) (Arabic: أوس شقرة) (April 22, 1908 – April 1, 1992) was an existential philosopher[1] and politician. He was the Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. in 1991; a position he held for 6 months.[2]

  1. ^ John Potevi, A Dictionary of Continental Philosophy (Yale University press, 2006)
  2. ^ Al-Quds Newspaper, Issue: 12029, (April 1, 1993), page 2

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