On the Affective Moods of Being: A Philosophical Exploration of Affects in Ibrahim Niasse's Thought

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Dr Philipp Valentini (Catholic Vocation High School in Strasbourg, France)

On the Affective Moods of Being

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A Philosophical Exploration of Affects in Ibrahim Niasse's Thought

Dr Philipp Valentini (Catholic Vocation High School in Strasbourg, France)

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Bloomsbury Academic
05 February 2026

Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Islamic & Arabic philosophy; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology

Placing Senegalese scholar and Sufi Shaykh, Ibrahim Niasse (1900-1975), in dialogue with the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), this book considers meditations on Being through the affects of human experience.

At the heart of the divergence between these two philosophers lies a fundamental difference in their conceptions of time: Heidegger views death as the definitive end of existence, whereas Niasse envisions existence as oriented toward apocatastasis—a return to divine origin. Yet Philipp Valentini moves beyond this contrast to examine how both philosophers root their inquiries into Being in the realm of human affect. He draws compelling parallels between their treatments of shared affective states such as dismay, vengeance, relationality (being with another), and the experience of slow, extended time.

While previous studies have approached the relationship between Heidegger and the Islamicate intellectual tradition either historically or through speculative hybridization, Valentini offers a more nuanced comparative analysis. Through an insightful juxtaposition of modern Sufi and Heideggerian thought, Valentini reveals how both thinkers engage affect under the guidance of overarching metaphysical ideas. Ultimately, On the Affective Moods of Being invites readers to reflect on a profound question: what guiding idea should shape our affective experience of Being?

By: Dr Philipp Valentini (Catholic Vocation High School in Strasbourg France)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781350530188
ISBN 10: 1350530182
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Adam's Confusion 2. Ibrahim and the Plant-human Tonality 3. Solomon and the Tonality of Being-with-another-than-self 4. Moses and the Labour of Learning to Endure the Long Passing of Time 5. Jesus and the Tone of Vengeance 6. Muhammad's Multiple Paternal Tones: The Keystone of Niasse's Soteriological Thinking 7. The Decision Prior to Any Decision in Heidegger and Niasse. Making the Earth Habitable' vs 'Circling the Muhammadan Election'.

Philipp Valentini earned his PhD at the university of Fribourg, Switzerland (2020). His research focuses on intercultural philosophical investigation of Being and its relation to the body, as well as comparing the West African and Maghrebi Philosophical Sufi tradition with the continental European philosophical canon.

Reviews for On the Affective Moods of Being: A Philosophical Exploration of Affects in Ibrahim Niasse's Thought

Philippe Valentini has developed a dynamic approach to the study of two key intellectual figures, one that allows for an alternative path to the understanding of ""Being"" current especially in the ""West"". Islamic philosophy considers existence to be conceptually indefinable. In modern times, however, both ""Western"" and ""Islamic"" intellectuals tend to reduce everything to the single question, 'What is Being? As if ""Being"" could be an object in itself. Niasse and Heidegger taught against this typically modern foible. Whether or not their teachings offer a viable alternative to such reductionism is, of course, for progeny to decide. * Anthony F. Shaker, a scholar of Islamicate intellectual history and German thought, has authored Reintroducing Philosophy: Thinking as the Gathering of Civilization (2020) and Modernity, Civilization and the Return to History (2017). He has also translated Sadr al-Din Qunawi's I'jaz al-bayan (2025), with a new Arabic edition (2025), and four books from Ghazali I?ya? al-?ulum (2013-25), and has published numerous papers. *