A Partial Translation of N. C. Paulescu's Physiologie Philosophique: Finalité, matérialisme, âme et Dieu by Ankaralı Ali Rıza: Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib
Questions about what life is and the nature of life have been among the most important questions from the very first moment that human beings started to question themselves and the world. The answers to these questions have changed over time and were first addressed within the boundaries of philosophy, and then, in the second half of the nineteenth century, with the emergence of biology as an independent science, they were placed on a scientific basis. N. C. Paulescu was a scientist who came to the fore at the beginning of the twentieth century with his thoughts on life. He gave three lectures on the subject at the University of Bucharest, which were published as Physiologie Philosophique: Finalité, matérialisme, âme et Dieu. Ankaralı Ali Rıza translated the first two lectures of this work into Turkish shortly afterwards and published them as a serialised in Sırat-ı Müstakim. Although he planned to translate the third lecture, he could not realise this plan. In this article first discusses the identity of Ankaralı Ali Rıza and the reasons why he translated Paulescu's work, then briefly introduces Paulescu and his works, and finally discusses the ideas in Physiologie Philosophique: Finalité, matérialisme, âme et Dieu through Ankaralı Ali Rıza's partial translation.
- Benția, D., Saceleanu, M. V., Marinescu, A. A., & Ciurea, A. V. (2021). Centenary of Insulin Discovery (1921-2021): Nicolae Paulescu’s Original Contributions. Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest), 17(3), 406-411.
- De Leiva, A., Brugués, E., & de Leiva-Pérez, A. (2011). The discovery of insulin: Continued controversies after ninety years. Endocrinologia y nutricion: Organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion (C. 58, Sayı 9, ss. 449-456). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22036099/
- De Leiva-Hidalgo, A., & De Leiva-Pérez, A. (2023). On the occasion of the centennial of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1923: Nicolae C. Paulescu—between scientific creativity and political fanatism. Acta Diabetologica, 60(11), 1513-1530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-023-02136-6
- Laron, Z. (2008). Nicolae C. Paulescu–scientist and politician. Isr Med Assoc J, 10(7), 491-493.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1907). Physiologie Philosophique: Finalité, matérialisme, âme et Dieu. Libraire Bloud.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909a). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: İfâde ve Mevcûdât-ı Zevi’l-Hayâtın Müşâhedesi,. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(60), 123-125.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909b). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: Zevi’l-Hayâtın Tekâmül ve Tenâsülü. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(61), 138-139.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909c). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: ‘Alâ’im-i Hayâtiyye. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(62), 152-153.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909d). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: Zevi’l-Hayâtda Hâdisât-ı Nesebiyye. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(63), 171-173.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909e). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: İdrâkî Olan Teʻâmülât-i Sevk-i Tabîa. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(64), 186-187.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909f). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye’den: Efʻâl-i İrâdiyye Efkâr-ı Mücerrede ve ʻUmûmiyye – Kuvve-i Muhâkeme – Kuvve-i Müdrike. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(67), 232-233.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1909g). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye’den: Efʻâl-i İrâdiyye -7-. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(68), 251-252.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1910a). Felsefe-i Hayâtiyye’den 8: Tenessül Bi-Nefsihî Faraziyyesi. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 3(73), 331-332.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1910b). Felsefe-i Hayât Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: Menşe’-i Hayât. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 4(85), 116-118.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1910c). Felsefe-i Hayât Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: Menşe’-i Hayat II. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 4(86), 133-134.
- Paulescu, N. C. (1910d). Felsefe-i Hayât Yâhûd İsbât-ı Vâcib: Münnebbihât – İhtiyâr – Cemâdâtda Gâ’iyyet. Sırat-ı Müstakim, 4(88), 171-173.