Ahmed Demir (philosopher)
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Doctor Ahmed Ali Khalid Demir | |
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| Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Notable work | Utilitarianism and Politics, On The Conditions of the Sharifistani Worker and A Commentary on John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. |
| Spouse(s) | Aisha Demir (m.1965), Afet Demir (m. 2018) |
| Partner(s) | Ayeleen Demir (2017-) |
| Awards | Political Philosopher of the Year 2005 (Madinat Al-Islam University philosophy awards) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Middle East |
| School | Utilitarianism |
| Institutions | Madinat Al-Islam University, University College London |
| Thesis | Utilitarianism and the Sharifistani Conscription System |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Vincent De Clifford |
| Notable students | Muhammad Ali Khan |
Main interests | Ethics, aesthetics and political philosophy |
Notable ideas | Beauty in art is to promote a higher form of pleasure and "The Sharifistani Way is tyranny of the minority". |
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Ahmed Ali Khalid Demir is a Utilitarian philosopher from Sharifistan known for his application of John Stuart Mill's form of Utilitarianism to aesthetics, arguing the beauty is defined as promoting pleasure (especially the higher pleasures of the mind), and for his criticism of the Sharifistani government.
Early life
Born the in 1940 to an enginneer and his wife in the City of Industry, he grew up with intellectual curiousity and sensitivity to situations he percieved as unfair.