Mahdi Amel
Mahdi 'Amel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hassan Abdullah Hamdan 1936 |
| Died | May 18, 1987 (aged 50–51) |
| Cause of death | Assassinated |
| Other names | Hilal Bin Zaytoun |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Lyon |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Middle Eastern philosophy |
| Institutions | Lebanese University |
| Main interests | Philosophy, Education, Marxism, Colonialism |
| Notable works | Marx in Edward Said's Orientalism |
Hassan Abdullah Hamdan (Arabic: حسن عبد الله حمدان), more commonly known by his pseudonym Mahdi 'Amel (Arabic: مهدي عامل), (Harouf, Lebanon 1936 – Beirut, Lebanon 18 May 1987) was a Lebanese Marxist philosopher, historian and militant in the second half of the 20th century.
Amel was a professor of philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut, and a prominent member of both the Lebanese Communist Party and the Union of Lebanese Writers. He also contributed to the magazine al-Tariq, the mouthpiece of the Lebanese Communist Party.
'Amel was assassinated at the age of 51, amidst the violence and chaos of the Lebanese civil war.