Iranian thinker
Mehdi Ghavam Safari
Mehdi Ghavam SafariAncient Greek PhilosophyIranian
Life and Thought
Mehdi Qavam Safari, born 1960, is an Iranian philosopher, translator, and professor of philosophy. He is a former associate professor and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tehran and is considered one of Iran's leading specialists in Ancient Greek philosophy. His works, particularly his research on the theory of form in Aristotle's philosophy and his translation of Guthrie's History of Greek Philosophy, hold significant importance in the teaching and study of Greek philosophy in Iran.
Mehdi Qavam Safari was born in 1960 and, due to a serious interest in philosophy, left his studies in chemistry unfinished. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Tabriz in 1987, and subsequently received his master's and doctoral degrees in philosophy from the University of Tehran in 1990 and 1997, respectively. The title of his doctoral dissertation was "The Theory of Form in Aristotle's Philosophy," which was later published by Hekmat Publications.
Qavam Safari is a former associate professor and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tehran, and in Iran's academic sphere, he is best known for his teaching and research in Ancient Greek philosophy. His clear expression and fluent exposition of philosophical problems and the history of philosophy have made his classes at the University of Tehran highly popular.
Among his authored works are "How is Metaphysics Possible?", "The Theory of Form in Aristotle's Philosophy", "An Introduction to Epistemologists", and "An Introduction to Epistemological Terminology". He has also been active in translating and commenting on philosophical texts, rendering works such as Ibn Sina's "Al-Burhan" (Book of Demonstration) from the Shifa, "Aristotle" by David Ross, "Against Method" by Paul Feyerabend, and the first volumes of "A History of Greek Philosophy" by W. K. C. Guthrie into Persian.
