Philosophy
Zohre Memari
Abstract
This article reviews the book Philosophical Writing: An Introduction by A. P. Martinich, translated by Fatemeh Minaei and Layla Minaei. The purpose of this book is to teach the writing of a philosophical article and not to mention other types of philosophical writing. The book methodically looks at all ...
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This article reviews the book Philosophical Writing: An Introduction by A. P. Martinich, translated by Fatemeh Minaei and Layla Minaei. The purpose of this book is to teach the writing of a philosophical article and not to mention other types of philosophical writing. The book methodically looks at all the necessary details of the philosophical article and gives the reader how to write a precise, understandable and authoritative article. Martinich in this book helps the reader not merely be the reporter of other people's opinions, but first of all, he learns the students how to express his/her thoughts and opinions, to write it, to compare other opinions in relation to it and how to defend his/her opinion. In this paper, after the introduction, a brief overview of the author and translator is presented, and as this book is valuable, so it isintroduced in detail. Then, it's privileges and defects and outcome.
Philosophy
Abbas Ali Mansouri
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One of the important issues in the field of Islamic philosophy is the relation between this philosophy and Greek philosophy. The main focus of the book's discussions is to study this issue. This article is intended to introduce and critique this book. In this regard, we first tried to clarify the content ...
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One of the important issues in the field of Islamic philosophy is the relation between this philosophy and Greek philosophy. The main focus of the book's discussions is to study this issue. This article is intended to introduce and critique this book. In this regard, we first tried to clarify the content of the book and the main claim of the author. Finally, in the critique, we first briefly reviewed the strengths and attributes of the book and the critique of the book's form, then we entered in more detail about the book's analytical critique. The most important critique of the book is the inadequacy of the evidence and the lack of attention to the rival's arguments. According to the subject matter of the book and its scholarly methodology, it is suggested that higher education institutions consider this book as a text of educational assistance in the PhD degree in Islamic philosophy and comparative philosophy.
Philosophy
Zolfaghar Hemmati; Seyyed Mostafa Shahraeini
Abstract
Townsend’s Hume's Aesthetics Theory, Taste and Sentiment is a critical point in Hume studies. Before that, Hume's commentators hold that his aesthetics was explained only in his short essay entitled as Standard of Taste. But Townsend shows that Hume's aesthetic can be found in other works, such ...
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Townsend’s Hume's Aesthetics Theory, Taste and Sentiment is a critical point in Hume studies. Before that, Hume's commentators hold that his aesthetics was explained only in his short essay entitled as Standard of Taste. But Townsend shows that Hume's aesthetic can be found in other works, such as A Treatise of Human Nature, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Through these books, we can gain a comprehensive understanding of Hume's aesthetics. But, furthermore, he asserts that the main basis of Hume’s philosophical system is his aesthetics, a claim that we found it very controversial. He also shows that concepts of taste and sentiment have an epistemological role in Hume's Aesthetics. But his conclusive interest to aesthetics leads him to give a strange and misunderstanding reading of Hume's philosophy. This book could be better understood as speculation concerning Hume’s philosophical system rather than instructing his aesthetics.
Philosophy
Hossein Hooshangi
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The book Peripatetic philosophy (1) (from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas) is an introductory work for undergraduates in philosophy. The prominent merit of this work is taking into consideration of this important philosophical school. The main Advantage of this book is regarding two big philosophical domains: ...
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The book Peripatetic philosophy (1) (from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas) is an introductory work for undergraduates in philosophy. The prominent merit of this work is taking into consideration of this important philosophical school. The main Advantage of this book is regarding two big philosophical domains: western philosophy and Islamic one. The compiler of the book is seeking to lay down the Peripatetic school historically and substantially (especially in the ontology). In spite of its little content, the book includes all domains of peripatetic philosophy. Therefore, it is now the best one for an introduction to this philosophical school in bachelor degree who study western or Islamic philosophy in universities of our country. In this article, I mention the merits and also point to some deficiencies in it. Problems are classified in four categories: structure, content, edition and reference. Eventually, some mechanisms were proposed for the promotion and perfection of the book to become a better source.
Philosophy
Hadi Vakili
Abstract
The book Mysticism, East and West by Rudolf Otto, is one of the most important examples of comparative studies of mysticism in the world. The discussion of the East and the West and how they relate to each other is at least for Otto one of the pillars of the philosophy of religion that has been reflected ...
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The book Mysticism, East and West by Rudolf Otto, is one of the most important examples of comparative studies of mysticism in the world. The discussion of the East and the West and how they relate to each other is at least for Otto one of the pillars of the philosophy of religion that has been reflected in this book. Otto sees mysticism as the kinship of the east and west. The term “Nominus/ Sacred”, more than anything else, makes it possible for the Eastern-Western look to be used because it can go beyond the history and geography of religions. The nature of the western-eastern philosophy of the comparative religion of Otto first appeared in 1923, in the form of the book of the Holy Idea: The study of the irrational factor in the idea of the divinity and its relation to the rational, and then published more widely and deeply in the Mysticism, East and West, published in 1926. The book, reminding Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous book titled West–östlicher Divan (West–Eastern Diwan), discusses mysticism as a phenomenon that is East-West in its nature. Explaining this Western-Eastern phenomenon, Otto compares the Hindu Mystic Shankara to represent eastern mysticism and the Christian Mystic Eckhart to represent western mysticism and seeks to provide a model for understanding the truth of the religion and comparing religious thinkers.
Philosophy
Shahram Shahryari
Abstract
Saul Kripke’s Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language offers an unorthodox interpretation of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations. Contrary to other commentators, Kripke regards rule-following as the main issue of the book so that it gives Wittgenstein’s ...
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Saul Kripke’s Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language offers an unorthodox interpretation of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations. Contrary to other commentators, Kripke regards rule-following as the main issue of the book so that it gives Wittgenstein’s most significant argument for the impossibility of private language. Kripke formulates Wittgenstein’s argument in response to a skeptic who seeks a fact in exchange for the words’ meaning or correct rule-followings. Kripke’s Wittgenstein dismisses such a claim, arguing that the use of a word or following a rule is called “correct” when it agrees with other users of the language or rule. There is no corresponding fact for meaning or rule-following, nor is there any other criterion that can assess one’s responses. Kripke’s interpretation of Wittgenstein’s question and answer has provoked many philosophical debates, which have important implications for the methodology of the social sciences as well as the humanities. After an account of Kripke’s skeptical challenge and his answer to it, this paper reviews some rival interpretations and their criticisms of Kripke’s exegesis. This provides the opportunity to point out the impact of this debate on other intellectual issues. Finally, one of the Persian translations of this book will be examined.
Philosophy
Mahdi Ashoori
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The four courses of “Epistemology”, “Introduction to Islamic Philosophy”, “Psychology from the perspective of Muslim thinkers”, and "Philosophy of Science in Psychology" in the undergraduate program of psychology are dedicated to philosophical topics. By selecting ...
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The four courses of “Epistemology”, “Introduction to Islamic Philosophy”, “Psychology from the perspective of Muslim thinkers”, and "Philosophy of Science in Psychology" in the undergraduate program of psychology are dedicated to philosophical topics. By selecting the appropriate topics for students and observing the correct order, the efficiency of these topics should be increased. In this paper, after reviewing the status and reasons for learning philosophical topics in the psychology curriculum, the approved topics of these four review courses and the suggested topics and sources are presented. In this study, several points have been seriously considered: (1) the audience is a student of psychology, not a student of philosophy, (2) in each course, there are several main approaches, which should be selected as an appropriate approach to psychology students, (3) other courses related to these topics should be considered in the psychology curriculum, (4) the order of presentation of the courses needs to be reviewed, (5) the topics should be selected according to the number of hours, and (6) despite the publication of new works, There is still work to be done to compile and publish appropriate textbooks for psychology students.
Philosophy
Maryam Saneapour
Abstract
This article scrutinies the book, entitled 50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies by Pilcher, Jane, and Whelehan, Imelda. The book provides an authoritative account of gender studies – what it is and how it originated. The author of this article has chosen the book because in Iran, there are many ...
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This article scrutinies the book, entitled 50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies by Pilcher, Jane, and Whelehan, Imelda. The book provides an authoritative account of gender studies – what it is and how it originated. The author of this article has chosen the book because in Iran, there are many questions about gender studies, so it is necessary to analyze its key concepts. Then the author inquires about some of the gender concepts in Islamic – Persian tradition. Then she introduces ten principles for global dialogue including the Persian language is none gender; equality of rights for women and men, gender justice, unity of matter and mind, synergistic of male and female in family, gender and syberic world, axial unity in gender and sexual communications, the authenticity of mercy, caring and maternal ethics, none gender of management jobs, human unit criterion for gender and sexual assessment.
Philosophy
Mohammad Reza Ahmadi Tabatabai
Abstract
Addressing the issue of the philosophy of war difficult. In other words, the relationship between Philosophy and war seems to be a difficult one. Alexander Moseley is a Political Philosophy Editor for the IEP (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and he has lectured on the Philosophy and morality of war ...
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Addressing the issue of the philosophy of war difficult. In other words, the relationship between Philosophy and war seems to be a difficult one. Alexander Moseley is a Political Philosophy Editor for the IEP (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and he has lectured on the Philosophy and morality of war at several British universities. In his book called The Philosophy of War, he explained why humans fight against each other? He said, what I hope to establish in this work is that the Principles of war’s origins involve all aspects of our nature, culture, and thinking. We fight because we believe in fighting, and our beliefs have to change if we wish to abandon war. The research method in this book and this article is analytical and philosophical. The main question in “The Philosophy of War” is why humans fight and how through changing their beliefs and attitudes toward this devastating and ominous event, they can stand against humans and governments.
Philosophy
Mohammad Mehdi Ardebili
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The concept of the subject, along with concepts such as object, God, and substance, is one of the most important concepts in the history of philosophy. Each of these concepts can be used to narrate a history of philosophy. This is precisely the mission of Robert C. Salman that he sets out for himself ...
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The concept of the subject, along with concepts such as object, God, and substance, is one of the most important concepts in the history of philosophy. Each of these concepts can be used to narrate a history of philosophy. This is precisely the mission of Robert C. Salman that he sets out for himself in his book The Rise and Fall of the Self (A History of Western Philosophy, Vol. 7). He began the history of the subject, or, in his own terms, 'History of the Self' from the beginning of German idealism in the second half of the eighteenth century, with Kant (together with prominent idealists such as Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel), to the first glimpses of the collapse of modern subjectivity and proliferation of critical approaches, such as Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Heidegger. In the end, he ends his discussion with the most prominent postmodern figures, such as Foucault and Derrida. The present article focuses on the first Persian translation of this book, rather than the formal and content review of this work. As a result, the present article is more than a mere critique of the book’s content itself, a critique of translation that, although it criticizes a particular translation, hopes that this critique will provide a critical analysis about the translation of philosophical works in general.
Philosophy
FathAli Akbari; Malakeh Pandjoo
Abstract
Danishnama-yi ‘Ala’i (The Book of Knowledge for ‘Ala’ al-Dawla) in Persian, Mola publication in 1394, consists of a preface written by Manouchehr Sadoughi Saha, besides four parts; logic, Elme Zirin (Tabiiyyat), Music, and Elme Barin (Theology). This publication does ...
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Danishnama-yi ‘Ala’i (The Book of Knowledge for ‘Ala’ al-Dawla) in Persian, Mola publication in 1394, consists of a preface written by Manouchehr Sadoughi Saha, besides four parts; logic, Elme Zirin (Tabiiyyat), Music, and Elme Barin (Theology). This publication does not include any sections of geometry, charts, and arithmetic. The arrangement of the sections of this work (Mola publication) is in contrast to the intended order of Ibn Sina. Because the special taste of Ibn Sina in the Alaii encyclopedia is that Elme Zirin is to be placed before the Elme Barin and mathematical sections; while, in this work (Mola publication) this feature is taken from the encyclopedia and the Elme Barin follows logic and is posed before music and Elme Zirin. Footnotes of Mohammad Moein in the science section of the book_retrieved from the book published by Anjoman Asar-e Meli, Tehran, 1331_contain references that unfortunately in Mola publication are cited falsely and incorrectly, in contrast to the publication of Anjoman Asar-e Meli. The present study seeks to analyze and criticize the weaknesses and strengths of this manuscript.
Philosophy
S.M. Reza Amiri Tehranizadeh
Abstract
Philosophy of Money is the most important work of Georg Simmel that is reconsidered nowadays in academies after that was neglected during the last century. In contrast to its title, this book is not about economics. It is a book on the multidisciplinary subject in the fields of philosophy, ...
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Philosophy of Money is the most important work of Georg Simmel that is reconsidered nowadays in academies after that was neglected during the last century. In contrast to its title, this book is not about economics. It is a book on the multidisciplinary subject in the fields of philosophy, culture, psychology, social sciences, and economics. This article has two goals; first, to introduce the content of this work briefly and second, to analyze the relation of this book to academic specialization in scientific disciplines. For the first purpose, the most important concepts of the Philosophy of Money are reviewed briefly. The second purpose is considered from two aspects; first, what are the reasons for reconsidering this work in academies nowadays, after a century of neglect? And second, what relevance can this work hold to the humanities and social sciences’ situation in Iran? Therefore, in the first place, the Simmel’s theory of social forms is reviewed, and then upon it, concepts such as objectification, ramification, subject-object, modernity, aesthetics, end-mean, and the form of religion are discussed. In appraising the relevance of Philosophy of Money to academic specialization in the contemporary world and especially to the academic atmosphere in Iran, nowadays phenomena of the booming of interdisciplinary research in humanities and social sciences and the relation of religion to these sciences are considered.
Philosophy
Houriye Bakouei Ketrimi; Hassan Fathi
Abstract
This article reviews and criticizes Aristotle’s Eudemian Ethics based on Anthony Kenny’s translation. We have tried to show that morality in Aristotle means living good, and his purpose in writing this work is to find an answer to the question “ what is good life and how can we achieve ...
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This article reviews and criticizes Aristotle’s Eudemian Ethics based on Anthony Kenny’s translation. We have tried to show that morality in Aristotle means living good, and his purpose in writing this work is to find an answer to the question “ what is good life and how can we achieve it?”; an answer in the virtuous tradition of the philosophical environment about which he is thinking. Hence, the understanding of the nature of what happiness is based on the understanding of the nature of virtue is significant. After examining all the various virtues, he ultimately defines happiness as “full life activity according to complete virtues” (1219 a, 39), and this main virtue includes all other virtues, namely moral virtue and intellectual virtue. Studying and acquainting with such a book for those interested in ethical studies have this advantage that they can examine some of the ethical issues in society from the scope of virtuosity.
Philosophy
Abdurrazzaq Hesamifar
Abstract
A History of Philosophy: From Bolzano to Wittgenstein includes an analytic debate on the most important elements of the ideas of analytic philosophers of the first half of 20th century. The book tries to evaluate and analyze the ideas of analytic philosophers as a philosophical school in philosophy in ...
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A History of Philosophy: From Bolzano to Wittgenstein includes an analytic debate on the most important elements of the ideas of analytic philosophers of the first half of 20th century. The book tries to evaluate and analyze the ideas of analytic philosophers as a philosophical school in philosophy in a way that their ideas can be reduced to each other. After debating on the backgrounds of analytic philosophy, it refers to the ideas of Bolzano, Frege, Russell, early Wittgenstein, Carnap and the movement of formalization and at the end, it shows the ideas of Moore and later Wittgenstein who pursued another way in analytic philosophy which was later known as linguistic philosophy. So, the structure of debate in the book has been directed in two parallel movements, that is, logical analysis and linguistic analysis, though more attention is directed to the first movement. This article goes to assess and criticize the form and the content of the Persian translation of the book.
Philosophy
Mazdak Rajabi
Abstract
“Asia Versus the West” is still one of the most important books concerning the historical understanding of the East as a basic source of human civilization in comparison with the West. The book commences from the point which has not hitherto been considered, except for Ahmad Fardid, who has ...
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“Asia Versus the West” is still one of the most important books concerning the historical understanding of the East as a basic source of human civilization in comparison with the West. The book commences from the point which has not hitherto been considered, except for Ahmad Fardid, who has invented the term “Westernized” by which he explains the relation of “us” and the West, but his lectures had not been published before Shayegan wrote his book. Shayegan states the westernized situation as “double nihilism” to which we should pay attention in order to think of the West as our fundamental problem. I review the book in addition to its most important theme, which is nihilism.
Philosophy
Saeed Rahimian
Abstract
The present paper includes the introduction and critique of the book: An Approach to Philosophy of Al-Farabi as a Detachment of Greek Philosophy Tradition. The author of the book intends to highlight the fundamental and axial innovations of al-Farabi in the revival of philosophy at his time to explain ...
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The present paper includes the introduction and critique of the book: An Approach to Philosophy of Al-Farabi as a Detachment of Greek Philosophy Tradition. The author of the book intends to highlight the fundamental and axial innovations of al-Farabi in the revival of philosophy at his time to explain how to distinguish the system of Islamic philosophy from the Greek tradition. The most important claim of the author is to explain the philosophy of Islam based on three principles: a..Determining its subject as “existence”, not “existent” b. Understanding the existence of the knowledge bin the scenes of presence c. The distinction between essence and existence. Thus, he believes that Farabi, through his existential view, was able to restore the essential role of existence versus the essence and quiddity. The book also addresses the linguistic and epistemological approach of Farabi’ as well as the introduction of al-Huruf book in the same direction, as well as his invention in transferring nine pares logic into two parts logic. From the perspective of the author of this paper, despite the importance of the aforementioned claim i.e., the establishment of a philosophy of Islam centered on the existence by al-Farabi, the reasons and pieces of evidence which are used in the book in order to prove that claim is necessary but not sufficient. Approximately 10 critical reviews have been done in the article on the contents and claims of the book.
Philosophy
Somayyeh Rafigi; Muhammad Asghari
Abstract
In the late years of his life, Kant added the question "What is Human Being?" to his basic philosophical questions and regarded its answer the answers other questions. But what is Kant’s answer to this question? In book entitled, Kant’s Pragmatic Anthropology, Wilson attempts to explore in ...
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In the late years of his life, Kant added the question "What is Human Being?" to his basic philosophical questions and regarded its answer the answers other questions. But what is Kant’s answer to this question? In book entitled, Kant’s Pragmatic Anthropology, Wilson attempts to explore in his uncritical works such as anthropology, religion in the bounds of only reason and education, which calls them Kant’s “philosophy of experience”, finds his answer to this question. In this work, she claims that Kant’s pragmatic anthropology is not empirical psychology, in addition to exploring in the origin and meaning of pragmatic humanism, introducing man from the perspective of this philosopher as being possess the four predisposition animal, technical, pragmatic and ethical that should try with use of his talent to attain the ultimate destiny of humanity, which is ethics and freedom. Moreover, from the point of view of this writer, reflective theological judgment is thebridge between Kant’s anthropology and his critical works that, through using them, he tried to teach his students practical knowledge in order to be able them to find their position in the social, political, and cultural world.
Philosophy
Zohreh Saeidi
Abstract
In Schopenhauer’s Philosophy, in addition to expressing Schopenhauer’s views and ideas, Magee devotes a chapter to addressing the misunderstanding of the concept of “will” and “noumenon” in Schopenhauer’s philosophy. In this article, we decided to review and ...
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In Schopenhauer’s Philosophy, in addition to expressing Schopenhauer’s views and ideas, Magee devotes a chapter to addressing the misunderstanding of the concept of “will” and “noumenon” in Schopenhauer’s philosophy. In this article, we decided to review and criticize this book written by Bryan Magee and translated by Reza Vali Yari. So, first, we briefly introduce the book. After a critical review of the book, we came to the conclusion that the English philosopher Bryan Magee, an expert and exponent of Schopenhauer’s work, was able to present a book that was easy to understand, fluent, complete, and yet expert on Schopenhauer’s ideas and theories. In addition, he has shown the influence that Schopenhauer has had on philosophers, thinkers, and artists. The translator, who is an expert in translating Schopenhauer’s work, has been able to provide a plausible, fluent, and acceptable translation of this book; of course, there is little criticism of the author in terms of content and the quality of translation that we have mentioned and can be considered in the next edition of the book. There are also many editing problems in the translation of this book that have made editing necessary in subsequent editions.
Philosophy
Maryam Soltani Kouhestani
Abstract
This paper reviews the Persian translation of Heidegger and Christianity, by John Macquarrie’s Lectures from 1993-1994 at the University of Oxford, published in 1994 by the Continuum Publishing Company, New York and in Iran in 1397, with the Persian translation of Shahabeddin Abbasi by the Parseh ...
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This paper reviews the Persian translation of Heidegger and Christianity, by John Macquarrie’s Lectures from 1993-1994 at the University of Oxford, published in 1994 by the Continuum Publishing Company, New York and in Iran in 1397, with the Persian translation of Shahabeddin Abbasi by the Parseh book Publishing Company. In this review, after introducing the book and introducing the formal and content of the work, the critique of three of the world’s leading scholars on Heidegger and Christianity has been examined, and then the points and defects of the work have been examined formally and content. The concluding summary of the present article suggests that the Persian translation, regardless of the instances where the need to be reviewed, due to clear translation, understandable, observance of scholarly trust, text abstraction from print mistakes and the maximum accuracy in choosing Persian equivalents for Heidegger’s terms, it is useful for Iranian readers to become acquainted with Macquarrie’s understanding of Heidegger’s relationship with Christianity. But, as some critics of Heidegger and Christianity have pointed out, in spite of Macquarrie’s attempt to explain Heidegger’s relationship with Christianity, this book does not provide a clear view of the relationship Heidegger with Christianity to the reader.
Philosophy
Seyyed Mustafa Shahraeeni; Mohammad Sina Mirzaei
Abstract
The book of Philosophy, Theology, and Politics: A Reading of Benedict Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is intended to describe, analyze, and criticize the most important concepts contained in the Spinoza’s book by utilizing its precious resources and with an etymological look. The ...
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The book of Philosophy, Theology, and Politics: A Reading of Benedict Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is intended to describe, analyze, and criticize the most important concepts contained in the Spinoza’s book by utilizing its precious resources and with an etymological look. The inner critique in this book outweighs the outer critique. Besides, many references and explanations about Spinoza’s philosophy, Bagley’s work has also become an admirable book among the commentaries or readings of the English-speaking world. Spinoza’s treatise is a book about theology and politics. However, Bagley holds that it is a book about theology and politics that is written by a philosopher. More precisely, it is a treatise written by someone whose allegiance is to philosophy rather than either to theology or to politics. This paper makes an effort to introduce, with a descriptive-analytical look, the formal and content structure of the Bagley’s book, and then to discuss its strengths and weaknesses.
Philosophy
Mohammad Javad Safian
Abstract
This essay will critically examine a translation of Martin Heidegger’s “Introduction to Metaphysics”, in the hope of enriching the art of translation in the field of western philosophy. The method, or in better words, the approach to the essay, is concerned with the prevailing spirit ...
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This essay will critically examine a translation of Martin Heidegger’s “Introduction to Metaphysics”, in the hope of enriching the art of translation in the field of western philosophy. The method, or in better words, the approach to the essay, is concerned with the prevailing spirit of metaphysics in translation and through an in-depth comparative lens. The translation of “Introduction to Metaphysics” has successfully walked through the reader to the World of the text; nevertheless, the translation of a couple of terms and equivalents have fallen flat. This essay presents a summary of the book, followed by a study of the mentioned terms and equivalents, typos, and grammatical errors. The translation is all in all comprehensible, eloquent and coherent, suggesting the knowledge and efforts he has put into his translating.
Philosophy
Maryam Arab
Abstract
Nietzsche, as one of the most popular philosophers and elite thinkers that formed modern thought, has been studied from many dimensions. There are many books about him, and many scholars are still doing research on his life, works, and thoughts. The plurality of the works and the differences in the representation ...
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Nietzsche, as one of the most popular philosophers and elite thinkers that formed modern thought, has been studied from many dimensions. There are many books about him, and many scholars are still doing research on his life, works, and thoughts. The plurality of the works and the differences in the representation of Nietzsche’s image has led to doubt and confusion in the determination of Nietzsche’s position and understanding of his thought. The present study aims at introducing and evaluating a major, recent, and important work in Nietzsche field, called “The Oxford Handbook of Nietzsche”. This scientific and standard work has thirty-two essays from world-renowned scholars. Essays have been organized in six discrete sections such as biography, historical relations, principal works and fundamental issues such as values, epistemology and metaphysics, and developments of will to power. These essays contain striking and precise points that can influence our understanding of Nietzsche’s philosophy and provide us with a broad knowledge of the main elements of his philosophy, such as superman, will to power, and eternal recurrence. Therefore this paper, after an overview of the book and description of its general features, summarizes the content of each essay to arouse the audience’s interest in pursuing a thorough study.
Philosophy
BakhshAli Ghanbari
Abstract
Philosophy of mysticism is a branch of philosophy and one of the topics of interest to studies of mysticism. In this field are proposed three theories of constructivism, philosophia perennis, and non-intentionality. People are counted like Stacey, James from the first theory processors, and Katz is one ...
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Philosophy of mysticism is a branch of philosophy and one of the topics of interest to studies of mysticism. In this field are proposed three theories of constructivism, philosophia perennis, and non-intentionality. People are counted like Stacey, James from the first theory processors, and Katz is one of the proposers of the second theory and Foreman of third theory designers. In reviewing the book of The Single Experience, one of the new works on the philosophy of mysticism, we concluded that the author, despite many efforts, did not mention the theoretical foundations of wisdom, while at the same time explaining the views of religions on the subject and sometimes making incorrect claims about them. For example, somewhere in the book is denying the existence, the unity of existence in the Jewish religion that is wrong. The book’s lack of careful attention to theories of constructivism and philosophia perennis that are directly related to this subject has diminished the validity of the book. Of course, addressing a single experience can also help to extend this topic and preparation of convergence between religions and their followers and be a step towards deepening religious beliefs.
Philosophy
Hamidreza Mahboobi Arani,
Abstract
Weltschmerz’ Pessimism in German Philosophy by Ferdrick C. Beiser, is a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy in the second half of the nineteenth century. According to the author, Pessimism, broadly defined, is the doctrine that life is not worth living. This view was introduced ...
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Weltschmerz’ Pessimism in German Philosophy by Ferdrick C. Beiser, is a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy in the second half of the nineteenth century. According to the author, Pessimism, broadly defined, is the doctrine that life is not worth living. This view was introduced into German philosophy by Schopenhauer, whose philosophy became very fashionable in the 1860s. Beiser examines the intense and long controversy that arose from Schopenhauer’s pessimism, which changed the agenda of philosophy in Germany away from the logic of the sciences and toward an examination of the value of life. He examines the major defenders of pessimism (Philipp Mainländer, Eduard von Hartmann, and Julius Bahnsen) and its chief critic, especially Eugen Dühring. In this paper, I introduce the book’s general approach, aim, and contents, mentioning its privileges as a history of philosophy of an almost forgotten controversy and some wishes about its shortcomings.
Philosophy
Mohammad Meshkat
Abstract
After a brief look at Stern’s book, it criticizes the content of this book, especially three important parts of it, which are the most difficult and at the same time the most important parts, compared with Hegel’s phenomenology, but all his system. These are the preface, introduction, ...
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After a brief look at Stern’s book, it criticizes the content of this book, especially three important parts of it, which are the most difficult and at the same time the most important parts, compared with Hegel’s phenomenology, but all his system. These are the preface, introduction, and the final chapter. We aim to know how much Stern has been successful in consideration of the content of these three sections. Moreover, we aim to find out whether the seventh chapter of his book has internal coordination with the content of them.
