Marouan

Marouan holds a Master’s degree in Social and Human Sciences from the Paris-Nanterre University, and is specialized in Philosophy of Law. He has presented two dissertations, one set in the context of the Lippmann-Dewey debate and the question of expertise; the other on Carl Schmitt and the concept of legitimacy.

Originally a Computer Science graduate, his passion for philosophy eventually got the best of him. This pushed him to establish the ‘Meeting Point of Civilizations’ NGO, with a focus on promoting philosophy among the general public in Egypt, and the project took a more concrete shape in 2015 with the launching of “Falsafa bel Baladi”, the first platform exclusively dedicated to Public Philosophy in Egypt.

In addition to academic philosophy and offering numerous courses in the field, Marouan is actively involved in “applied philosophy” as a way to self-discovery, through the revival of the Socratic method. This is inspired by the works of Pierre Hadot and draws on the methodology of Oscar Brenifier’s Institute of Philosophical Practices.

Marouan currently teaches philosophy in a private school and has previously worked as an advisor for the GIZ in the field of migration. His upcoming PhD thesis focuses on new geopolitical spaces and the potential future shape of the global legal order.