Haytham El-Sayed

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
haytham.elsayed@ejust.edu.eg

Personal Info

P.O. Box 179, New Borg El-Arab City, Postal Code 21934, Alexandria, Egypt

01010462890

002-03-4599520

Liberal Arts and Culture Center (LACC))

Dr. Haytham joined Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alexandria, Egypt, in September 2017. He has obtained a PhD degree in philosophy (symbolic logic and philosophy of language) from the University of Leeds, UK. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at SOAS University of London, UK, (February-August 2015) ; Lecturer of logic and philosophy of science and language at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt (2011- 2017). As a Logician, Dr. Haytham interested in applied logic as interdisciplinary that combines logic, computer science and Arabic as a national language that represents the Arab identity. He is also interested in global philosophy that encourages us to look beyond our regional philosophical traditions to improve our international philosophical problems (e.g., personal identity, political stability, severe poverty, global justice). Dr. Haytham is also:- Member of the editorial board of AL-MUKHATABAT, a trilingual international journal for logic, epistemology and scientific though, L’HARMATTAN, France.- International Relations Advisor in the Arab Organization for Public Relations and Popular Diplomacy, Cairo, Egypt.


Impacted Journal

In progress.


International Conference

1. Arabic between Formalization and Computation, 4th International Conference in Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL), Phuket Island-Thailand, 27-28th December 2014. The paper has been published in the International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics (IJLLL), Vol. 1, No. 1, March, pp. 25-29.


Funded Research Grants

In progress.


Non Impacted Journal

1. (2016), Quantum Theory between Philosophy and Science, an Academic Debate with Moustafa, Y., Motoun, Vol. 11-12, April, Algeria, pp. 424-439. 2. (2014a), The Applied Approach of Logic as an Arabian Project, Journal of The Egyptian Philosophical Society (EPS), Dar El-Ketaab, Cairo, Issue 23, pp: 373-396. Republished in Al-Mukhatabat, Arabesques press, Tunisia, pp: 13-40. 3. (2014b), The Philosophical and Logical Contributions to Technology Development: AI as a Model, Diogenes, Cairo University Press, Cairo, Issue 1, pp: 243-300.


National Conference

(2015), Discontinuity between Logic and our National Language as a Challenge for Arab Identity, the 26th Annual Philosophical Conference: Identity and Diversity, the Egyptian Philosophical Society (EPS), Alexandria, Egypt, 5-10th December 2015. • (2014), Towards General Models of Research in Applied Logic, the 25th Annual Philosophical Conference: Methodology and Theory of Knowledge, the Egyptian Philosophical Society (EPS), Cairo, Egypt, 6-8th December. • (2013), The Applied Approach of Logic as an Arabian Project, the 24th Annual Philosophical Conference: Contemporary Arab Intellectual Projects, The Egyptian Philosophical Society (EPS), Cairo, Egypt, 7-9th December. • (2013), The Philosophical and Logical Contributions to Technology Development: AI as a Model, The Third International Philosophical Conference: Philosophy and Future, Cairo University, Egypt, 19-20th November.

Courses Teaching

I am teaching the following UG courses: 1. LRA406 Key Skills Seminar (2): This course will acquaint students with basic principles and skills of logical thinking that includes: deductive, inductive, non-verbal reasoning, and critical thinking. In addition, students will build their abilities in problem solving, as well as developing their independent decision making skills in various situations. Given that the current course is a prerequisite to the zemi-based project work in the next years, this course will prepare students with basic principles and skills that are essentially required for high performance of zemi system (i.e., Japanese seminar-style). 2. LRA111 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy is one of the principal forces that have shaped civilizations and histories, on the one hand, and does well enough in its intersection with science and technology on the other. Therefore, a basic understanding of the methods and subject matter of philosophy affords a deeper understanding of ourselves and an informed grasp of the present. This course provides you with a general introduction to and understanding of philosophical views, issues, and arguments. It should also help you to appreciate what philosophy is and the way in which it is relevant to practical issues. In this course we examine some of the philosophical problems such as: the nature of truth and knowledge, the problem of faith and reason, mind and body problem, and free will. You learn constructive ways of thinking about the topics these problems rise. In addition, we explore some philosophies that relate philosophy to the real life and other scientific disciplines, such as: philosophy of technology, philosophy of economics/mathematics, and philosophy of science. Reading and intensively studying primary-classical texts is the absolute focus of this course. Therefore, students should be aware that this course is not a textbook style contemporary introduction to philosophy.

Non Regular Seminars

• (2016), Dealing with Different Personalities in Training Classes, Strategic Planning Center, South Valley University, 28th February.

• (2015), A Survey and Classification of Arabic Logical Meaning Representations, Linguistics Departmental Seminar, SOAS University of London, 14th October 2015.

• (2014), Arabic As a Formal Language, Summer Meeting, The Egyptian Philosophical Society (EPS), Cairo, Egypt, 15th June.

• (2013), Quantum Theory between Philosophy and Science, an Academic Debate with Moustafa, Y., Faculty of Arts-Qena, South Valley University, Egypt, 4th December.

• (2008), Are There Good Reasons For Using Categorial Grammar in NLP? PG Seminar, University of Leeds, UK, 18th April.

Other Technical Publications

<p>&bull; (2017 f/com), Ibrahim Abu-Rabi&rsquo;, Contemporary Arab Thought: Studies in Post-1967 Arab Intellectual History, Translated into Arabic by Haytham El-Sayed and Others, Ibdaa&rsquo;, Riyadh.</p> <p>&bull; (2016a f/com), Philip Clayton and Zachary Simpson, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science, Translated into Arabic by Haytham El-Sayed, Ibdaa&rsquo;, Riyadh.</p> <p>&bull; (2016b), Arabic as a Formal Language, Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbr&uuml;cken, Germany. &bull; (2013), Basics of Symbolic Logic, e-learning academic course, National Center of E-Learning, Cairo, Egypt.</p>

• (2017 f/com), Ibrahim Abu-Rabi’, Contemporary Arab Thought: Studies in Post-1967 Arab Intellectual History, Translated into Arabic by Haytham El-Sayed and Others, Ibdaa’, Riyadh.

• (2016a f/com), Philip Clayton and Zachary Simpson, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science, Translated into Arabic by Haytham El-Sayed, Ibdaa’, Riyadh.

• (2016b), Arabic as a Formal Language, Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany. • (2013), Basics of Symbolic Logic, e-learning academic course, National Center of E-Learning, Cairo, Egypt.