Iranian thinker
Reza Yaghoubi
Reza YaghoubiTranslation, Philosophy, and the HumanitiesIranianb. 1989
Life and Thought
Reza Yaghoubi is an Iranian poet, writer, translator, and researcher in philosophy and the humanities. Through his translations of works on the history of philosophy, analytic philosophy, the Enlightenment, liberalism, the philosophy of religion, and the main problems of philosophy, he has played a role in introducing important sources of contemporary thought to Persian speakers.
Reza Yaghoubi is a graduate of electronics and a researcher in philosophy and the humanities. He pursued philosophy by studying works such as The Evolution of Wisdom in Europe by Mohammad-Ali Foroughi and A History of Philosophy by Frederick Copleston, and subsequently developed a particular interest in analytic philosophy, the history of philosophy, and the translation of important philosophical texts.
Alongside poetry, essay writing, and encyclopedia entry writing, Yaghoubi has also contributed to projects such as the Encyclopedia of Hafez and Hafez Studies, authoring entries on ethics, worldview, philosophy, and aesthetics in Hafez's Divan. This aspect of his work demonstrates the connection between his philosophical interests and Persian literature and Hafez studies.
A significant part of his work is devoted to translating philosophical and humanities texts. His translations include Anthony Kenny's A New History of Western Philosophy, Immanuel Kant, and The Enlightenment from Kenny's works; Core Questions in Philosophy by Elliott Sober; Liberalism by Leonard Hobhouse; Liberalism and Social Action by John Dewey; and The Beginning of All Things: Science and Religion by Hans Küng. These translations show that Yaghoubi's primary concern is expanding the Persian-speaking audience's access to accurate and educational texts in philosophy, the history of thought, and political and social theories.
