Conversation
The Role of Western and Iranshahri Thought in Tabatabai's Theory
Sedanet's final conversation with Ebrahim Sahafi on the role and place of the history of Western thought and Iranshahri thought in the theoretical framework of Seyyed Javad Tabatabai. This is the seventh and final session of the series 'The Theoretical Framework of Javad Tabatabai.'
About this video
In the seventh and final session of Ebrahim Sahafi's lecture series titled 'The Theoretical Framework of Javad Tabatabai,' Aslan Ali Abbasi speaks with Sahafi about the role and place of the history of Western thought and Iranshahri thought in the theoretical framework of Seyyed Javad Tabatabai. In his theory, Tabatabai places the history of Western political thought alongside a rereading of the Iranshahri tradition to construct a framework for understanding the crisis of contemporary Iran.
In this conversation, Sahafi explains the relationship between these two intellectual currents in Tabatabai's theoretical framework and demonstrates how the history of Western thought and the Iranshahri heritage together make possible an analysis of decline and an openness to modernity. The discussion of the place of Iranshahri thought, the relationship between the Iranian tradition and modern political thought, and the importance of a comparative perspective are among the main themes of this final session.
For those interested in political philosophy, Iranian studies, and contemporary Iranian thought, this conversation is an opportunity to become acquainted with a summation of the key concepts of Tabatabai's theory and to better understand the place of the two main pillars of his thought in comprehending the problem of Iran.
