Conversation
The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns in Western and Iranian Thought
Sedanet's conversation with Ebrahim Sahafi on the quarrel of the ancients and the moderns in Western and Iranian thought and the problem of the rigidity of tradition in Iran. This is the sixth session in the series 'The Theoretical Apparatus of Javad Tabatabai.'
About this video
In the sixth session of Ebrahim Sahafi's lecture series entitled 'The Theoretical Apparatus of Javad Tabatabai,' Aslan Ali Abbasi speaks with Sahafi about the quarrel of the ancients and the moderns in Western and Iranian thought and the rigidity of tradition in Iran. In his analysis, Tabatabai highlights the difference in the experience of the quarrel between tradition and modernity in the West and Iran, and addresses the problem of the rigidity of tradition in the history of Iranian thought.
In this conversation, Sahafi provides a comparative explanation of the quarrel of the ancients and the moderns in the two civilizational spheres of the West and Iran, showing how the rigidity of tradition in Iran has influenced the course of political thought and the possibility of openness to modernity. The discussion of the differences in historical experiences, the place of tradition in Iranian thought, and the consequences of this rigidity for the contemporary era are among the main themes of this session.
For those interested in political philosophy, comparative civilizational studies, and contemporary Iranian thought, this conversation offers an opportunity to become acquainted with one of the key concepts of Tabatabai's theory and to gain a deeper understanding of Iran's relationship with the quarrel of the ancients and the moderns.
