In his lecture “The Right to Be Wrong,” Arash Naraghi defends a right according to which judging another person’s belief or conduct to be wrong does not necessarily justify intervening or coercing them. Developing this idea, he proposes “civil religion” as a model for reconciling a life of faith with freedom of conscience, civic equality, and tolerance in a pluralistic society.

The report “Migration of Iranians: Causes and Motivations” examines the phenomenon of Iranian migration and the factors influencing the decision to leave through a data-driven approach. By analyzing more than eleven thousand questionnaires, this study presents a picture of the perspectives, concerns, and experiences of migrants and those considering migration.

This article challenges the modern education system through the perspectives of freedom, the nature of childhood, and the role of play by examining the views of Peter Gray and Abdolhossein Vahabzadeh. The author shows how these two thinkers emphasize the necessity of returning children to experience, curiosity, and free learning.

Must one read the Shahnameh from beginning to end in order to take pride in it? Critiquing Mostafa Malekian’s recent remarks, this essay argues that the Shahnameh is more than a book: it is a cultural macrotext whose characters and stories have permeated Iranian collective memory, art, and life for centuries.

This article examines the philosophical question of whether animals can have a place within the realms of morality, norms, and values. By reviewing the views of philosophers such as Kant, Aristotle, and Hume, it explores the issue of animal moral agency and its implications for the relationship between humans and other beings.

This article introduces 15 outstanding films that explore the question of the absurd (the sense of meaninglessness that arises from humanity’s encounter with an unresponsive world) from various perspectives. From black comedy and satire to tragedy and surrealist cinema, these works portray the human search for meaning in a complex and sometimes irrational world.

The article “The Role of Ethical Considerations in Jurisprudential Reasoning” by Abolghasem Fanaei examines the relationship between ethics and jurisprudence and asks what place ethical considerations hold in the process of jurisprudential reasoning. By distinguishing between the current state of jurisprudence and its ideal state, the article explores the possibility and limits of ethical reform in the method of legal derivation.

This essay examines the transformation of women’s position through the story of Arnawaz and Shahrnaz in the Shahnameh, tracing their journey from captivity in Zahhak’s harem to their presence in Fereydun’s iwan and ultimately their emergence as narrators. Drawing on Bahram Beyzaie’s interpretation, the text explores the relationship between women, power, language, and narrative in Iran’s storytelling tradition.