Reza Davari Ardakani

Reza Davari Ardakani (Persian: رضا داوری اردکانی )

Born	1933 Ardakan, Iran

Era	21st century Philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Continental
Main interests	Heidegger's philosophy Occidentalism
Notable ideas	Criticism of the West
Influences Ahmad Fardid, Farabi, Martin Heidegger
Influenced Bijan Abdolkarimi

Reza Davari Ardakani (born 1933 in Ardakan) (Persian: رضا داوری اردکانی ) is a prominent 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 president of the prestigious Iranian Academy of Sciences. He is known for his works on criticism of the Western Culture and thought.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Life 1
See also 2
References 3
External links 4

Life

Davari received primary and secondary education in Arkadan, and after leaving school became a teacher in 1951. In 1954, he entered the University of Tehran as an undergraduate, gaining a BA and in 1967 a PhD in Philosophy there.^[4] He is currently a professor of philosophy at Tehran University. From 1979 to 1981, he was dean at the faculty of literature and humanities, University of Tehran, and the head of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO from 1979 to 1982. Davari was the Editor-in-Chief of Farhang Journal.^[5]

Davari and Abdolkarim Soroush have engaged in a series of philosophical debates in post-revolutionary Iran.^[4]^[6]

References

^ Ramin Jahanbegloo Released in Iran:Reading Arendt in Teheran
^ Iranian Intellectuals and the West
^ A Comparative Investigation of Political Thoughts of Davari and Soroush Regarding the West
^ ^a ^b Şerif Mardi, Cultural transitions in the Middle East, 1994, BRILL, p. 238.
^ Davari's Life
^ Jacques Waardenburg, Muslims and others, 2003, Walter de Gruyter, p. 491-2

External links

Reza Davari Ardakani's official website

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Reza Davari Ardakani