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Mehdi Ghavam Safari

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.

Ancient Greek Philosophy1 article

Mehdi Kampani Zare

Mehdi Kampani Zare is an Iranian researcher, lecturer, author, and translator in the field of Islamic and human sciences. His main areas of activity are Islamic philosophy and theology, Quranic studies, and interdisciplinary topics related to religious thought.

Islamic Philosophy and Theology3 articles

Mahdi Nasrin

Mehdi Nasrin (born 1972) is an Iranian philosophy researcher, lecturer in the philosophy of science, and translator. He holds a PhD in philosophy and has resided in Canada since 2011, where he also works in the field of psychotherapy.

Philosophyb. 19725 articles2 videos

Mehrdad Parsa

Mehrdad Parsa is an Iranian writer, researcher, and translator in the fields of philosophy and art. He studied philosophy in Iran and continued his doctoral studies in Italy in areas connected with feminism and psychoanalysis. His significance lies chiefly in introducing and translating works related to contemporary thought, especially Julia Kristeva, Gilles Deleuze, Freud, and Lacan, into the Persian intellectual sphere.

Philosophy, psychoanalysis, and philosophy of art1 article

Meysam Badamchi

Meysam Badamchi is an Iranian political philosopher, researcher, and writer working in the fields of contemporary political philosophy, political liberalism, post-Islamist theory, and the relationship between Iranian intellectualism and modern political thought. He is known for his English book "Post-Islamist Political Theory" and his translation of Will Kymlicka's "Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction."

Political Philosophy and Political Theory8 articles

Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani

Mir Shamseddin Adib-Soltani (1931–2023) was a physician, philosopher, eminent translator, and one of the most unparalleled figures in contemporary Iranian culture and thought. He is known for his direct translations of foundational works of human thought from their original languages into Persian and for devising a precise and unique philosophical language.

Philosophy, Translation of Classical Texts, and Linguistics1 article

Narges Salahshour

Narges Salahshour is a translator and researcher of political philosophy who has rendered important works in the fields of equality, justice, and the politics of happiness into Persian. Focusing on contemporary political philosophy, she sees translation as a tool for the intellectual empowerment of society and for facilitating dialogue between global thought and Iranian culture.

Political Philosophy and Translation5 articles

Houman Panahandeh

Hooman Panahandeh, born 1959, is a translator, editor, linguist, and instructor of philosophy and critical thinking. He holds a master's degree in linguistics from the University of Tehran and works in the fields of translation, editing, and education.

Philosophyb. 19592 articles

Yahya Mahdavi

Yahya Mahdavi was an Iranian philosopher, university professor, translator, and researcher in Western philosophy. He was among the prominent philosophy professors at the University of Tehran and played an important role in introducing modern Western philosophical thought and teaching philosophy in Iran.

Philosophy, logic, and philosophical translation1912–2005

Yadollah Mowaghen

Yadollah Movaqen (1948–2026) was an Iranian translator and researcher of philosophy, philosophy of science, and the history of thought. He is best known for translating and introducing the works of Ernst Cassirer and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, and for his research on the Enlightenment, myth, and culture.

Philosophy and Mythology1945–20264 articles

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