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Reza Davari Ardakani
Reza Davari Ardakani (; born 6 July 1933, in Ardakan) is an Iranian philosopher who was influenced by Martin Heidegger, and a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is also the current member of the Iranian Academy of Sciences and former President of Iranian Academy of Sciences, Academy from 1998 to 2023. He is known for his works on Intellect, politics, and underdevelopment. Life Davari received primary and secondary education in Ardakan, and after finishing school became a teacher in 1951. In 1954, he entered the University of Tehran as an undergraduate, gaining a Bachelor of Arts, BA and in 1967 a PhD in philosophy.Şerif Mardi, ''Cultural transitions in the Middle East'', 1994, BRILL, p. 238. He is currently professor Emeritus of philosophy at Tehran University. From 1979 to 1981, he was Dean (education), dean at the Faculty (university), faculty of literature and humanities, University of Tehran, and the head of Iranian National Commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Philosophy
Western philosophy refers to the Philosophy, philosophical thought, traditions and works of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socratics. The word ''philosophy'' itself originated from the Ancient Greek (φιλοσοφία), literally, "the love of wisdom" , "to love" and σοφία ''Sophia (wisdom), sophía'', "wisdom". History Ancient The scope of ancient Western philosophy included the problems of philosophy as they are understood today; but it also included many other disciplines, such as pure mathematics and natural sciences such as physics, astronomy, and biology (Aristotle, for example, wrote on all of these topics). Pre-Socratics The pre-Socratic philosophers were interested in cosmology (the nature and origin of the universe), while rejecting unargued fables in place for argued theory, i.e., dogma superseded reason, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
