political science
Aliashraf Nazari
Abstract
The ideas and thoughts of great thinkers are boundless, and their intellectual foundations effects on the construction of thought and the nature of the transformation of other societies. Michel Foucault (1926-1984) is one of the most controversial theorists in the second half of the twentieth century, ...
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The ideas and thoughts of great thinkers are boundless, and their intellectual foundations effects on the construction of thought and the nature of the transformation of other societies. Michel Foucault (1926-1984) is one of the most controversial theorists in the second half of the twentieth century, whose intellectual innovations have been seen from different perspectives and in different societies. A text that has been actively seeking to exploit Foucault's intellectual categories to represent a new interpretation aimed at answering the questions of Arab societies in the intellectual-philosophical field over the past three decades. Each of Foucault's commentators has tried by applying modern methodologies and presenting a new reading of his heritage, historiography of Islamic thought and the design of modernism and pluralism in his intellectual project with the aim of overcoming the existing problems in these societies. The focus of the present paper is the introduction, theoretical critique, and analysis of Michel Foucault's book “In Contemporary Arab Thought”, written by Al-Zawawi Baghura and translated by Majid Manhaji. Negah-e-Moaser press published the Persian version of this book in 2020.
Educational Science
Seyyed Mohammad Hossein; Sousan Keshavarz
Volume 17, Issue 7 , January 2018, , Pages 29-53
Abstract
Although critique is the basis of personal and social growth and development, this issue has not become a dominant culture and logical process of the scientific community. This situation has many reasons. One of these reasons is the underlying assumptions or paradigms governing the scientific community. ...
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Although critique is the basis of personal and social growth and development, this issue has not become a dominant culture and logical process of the scientific community. This situation has many reasons. One of these reasons is the underlying assumptions or paradigms governing the scientific community. Therefore, the purpose of this article was to analyze the culture of critique and explain this culture based on three dominant scientific paradigms: Modernism, Postmodernism, and Chaos-Complexity. Therefore, the deductive reasoning method was used. The statistical population included all the books, articles, studies related to the subject, and the most possible sources were selected by purposive sampling method as samples. The information was collected by a checklist and was analyzed by a verbal and qualitative content analysis method. The findings show that Modernism only allows critique as a theoretical determination, which is a negative and superficial understanding, and incompatible with the nature of criticism. Thus, the culture of critique in this paradigm has not been formed and institutionalized. Postmodernism also does not provide an opportunity for critique. But Chaos-Complexity is a very suitable context for the formation, promotion, and institutionalization of the culture of critique. Because its features and assumptions provide a proper explanation for the concept, characteristics, and all conventions of criticism. Therefore, the formation, promotion, and institutionalization of the culture of critique requires a paradigm shift from Modernism and Postmodernism to Chaos-Complexity.
Arabic Language and Literature
Shaker Ameri
Volume 14, Issue 33 , June 2015, , Pages 49-67
Abstract
fter Arabs’ contacts with the Western civilization during the colonial invasion of Western imperialist countries, a large number of intellectuals and Arab writers, before and after the World War II, were impressed by the Western advancements in various fields. They observed the Western civilization ...
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fter Arabs’ contacts with the Western civilization during the colonial invasion of Western imperialist countries, a large number of intellectuals and Arab writers, before and after the World War II, were impressed by the Western advancements in various fields. They observed the Western civilization closely as successive cultural missions has been dispatched to Western nations since the era of Muhammad Ali Pasha to this day. They have tried to apply what they have learned and taught it to the Arab nations without considering the fundamental principles of the Arab nations and their Islamic culture.The book of the convex mirrors (from structure to deconstruction), by Dr. Abdul Aziz Hammouda, is a welcome step for debunking Western criticism and restoring the confidence of the Arabs in their glorious culture. The author was a professor of English language and literary criticism in Egyptian and Arab universities. The book consists of four chapters, a preface, references, and some information about the author. The print quality of the book, the typesetting, and the layout of the book are good. Its cover design comares with the firm design of the series in “the world of knowledge”. The style is good and the diction is fluent and eloquent. The book does not include an introduction to justify the production of book. The author had used all means and scientific methods common in scientific research.The book suffers from overlaps and repetitions and lacks a logical sequence of ideas, but the literary and critical terms are accurate.The book is not a methodology book and has not been written for this purpose. The book is not based a method of teaching, nor it follows the principles of material design, but it can be used as a reference source or a complement to familiarize students with literary criticism.The author has simplified the difficult philosophical concepts of modernism and make them more accessible to readers by removing the ambiguities, which is a significant achievement in its own right and other critics have failed to do.
