
Fiction and Cognitive ScienceIranian
Saleh Tabatabai is an Iranian writer, translator, and researcher working in the fields of cognitive science, linguistics, and literature. He is the author of the novel The Wax Winter and has published works on experimental aesthetics and translations of philosophical and historical texts.
Saleh Tabatabai is an Iranian writer, translator, critic, and researcher. He began his studies in applied physics at Sharif University of Technology, then turned to cognitive science, earning a master's degree in the field from Shahid Beheshti University and a PhD in cognitive science with a specialization in cognitive linguistics from Tarbiat Modares University.
His interests have always gravitated toward philosophy, art, and literature. Alongside authoring and translating works in cognitive science, linguistics, and historical studies, he has also engaged with fiction and published the novel The Wax Winter (Rowzaneh Publishing). His other works include A Review of Theories of Beauty in Experimental Aesthetics and Cognitive Science (Ney Publishing), Ibn al-Haytham, Sound Symbolism from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics, and translations such as On Criticism by Noël Carroll and God: A Biography by Jack Miles.
Tabatabai works at the intersection of academic research and creative literature, combining his knowledge of cognitive science with his literary and philosophical interests.