The 'Ādami' Conversation Series: A Dialogue with Javad Hatami

The endeavor to understand the nature of humanity and the workings of the human mind and psyche has a history spanning several millennia. Throughout history, many thinkers and philosophers have sought to offer a description of the human being and, based on that, to provide ethical, legal, social, political, and other recommendations. Many doctrines and theories (including the utopias proposed by various thinkers) are founded upon this fundamental question: "What is the human being?" Consequently, one of the most important ways to evaluate these theories is to critique the assumed anthropology behind them. The reason for the failure of many of these theories can be seen in the fact that they were based on an incorrect understanding of the human being; as if the theorist offered their recommendations not for the real human, but for an imaginary being that existed only in their own conception.

With the formation of modern empirical science and the use of the scientific method to study the human mind, psyche, and behavior, psychologists and cognitive scientists have become one of the main claimants to theorizing about human nature. In the 'Ādami' conversation series, we delve into various topics in the realm of the human mind, psyche, and behavior, and strive to present a reading of the human being that is grounded in the findings and new theories of experimental psychology and cognitive science.

Dr. Javad Hatami, a psychologist and one of the prominent figures in the field of cognitive science, is a faculty member of the School of Psychology at the University of Tehran and the Institute for Cognitive Science Studies.

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First Topic: Identity

A conversation between Ahmad Lotfi and Dr. Javad Hatami

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

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To be continued...

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