Iranian thinker
Ashkan Zare
Ashkan ZareHistory of ideas and political thoughtIranian
Life and Thought
Ashkan Zare is an Iranian writer, journalist, translator, and researcher in the history of ideas and political thought. In his writings and conversations, he focuses mainly on the history of ideas in Iran, the idea of Iran, critiques of Marxism, and contemporary intellectual currents. Zare has also translated and edited works in political philosophy and the history of ideas.
Ashkan Zare is an Iranian writer, journalist, translator, and researcher whose intellectual and media work is centered mainly on the history of ideas, Iranian history, and political thought. He has described his own field of specialization as the history of ideas and the history of Iran, with an emphasis on the idea of Iran and a critique of Marxist thought.
As a translator and editor, Zare is associated with works in political philosophy, conservatism, classical liberalism, and the history of ideas. Books connected with his name as translator or contributor include Fundamental Ideas of Friedrich Hayek, Fundamental Ideas of Robert Nozick, Fundamental Ideas of John Locke, The Concise Guide to Conservatism, and Iranian Cosmos and Greek Philosophy.
Part of Zare’s public work has also appeared in essays, interviews, podcasts, and videocasts. In these formats, he addresses topics such as nationalism, Iran’s relation to intellectual and historical traditions, critiques of the left, and currents of political thought in Iran and the contemporary world. The significance of his work lies especially in connecting debates in the history of ideas with questions of Iranian identity, politics, and today’s intellectual disputes.