Bijan Abdolkarimi | |
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بیژن عبدالکریمی | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61)
Tehran, Iran |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University (Ph.D.), University of Tehran (B.A. and M.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Translator |
Era | 21st century Philosophy |
Region | Western Philosophy |
School | Continental |
Thesis | The Critique of Kantian Subjectivism (A Heideggerian Perspective) (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Syed Abdul Sayeed |
Main interests | Critique of the Western Culture and Thought Existential phenomenology |
Notable ideas | Nietzscheian World, End of Theology |
Bijan Abdolkarimi ( Persian: بیژن عبدالکریمی; born 1963) is an Iranian philosopher, thinker, translator, and editor. [1] [2] [3] His main interests are ontology, political philosophy and the critique of religious and intellectual traditions. [4] He claims to challenge the dominant ideological discourse in Iran. [5] [6] He has participated in debates at Iranian universities and also in IRIB TV4 in which he has opposed the notion of Islamic humanities. [7] [8] [9] [10] He is also a scholar of Heidegger's thought and philosophy. [11] [12] [13]
Abdolkarimi is associate professor of philosophy at Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch since 2001. [14] On September 4, 2021, he was fired from Islamic Azad University for alleged “defending the Pahlavi monarchy”. [15] However, the expulsion was suspended on the basis of an interim measure granted by the President of the university. [16]
The main characteristics of Abdolkarimi's thought may be summarized as follows:
Bijan Abdolkarimi | |
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بیژن عبدالکریمی | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61)
Tehran, Iran |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University (Ph.D.), University of Tehran (B.A. and M.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Translator |
Era | 21st century Philosophy |
Region | Western Philosophy |
School | Continental |
Thesis | The Critique of Kantian Subjectivism (A Heideggerian Perspective) (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Syed Abdul Sayeed |
Main interests | Critique of the Western Culture and Thought Existential phenomenology |
Notable ideas | Nietzscheian World, End of Theology |
Bijan Abdolkarimi ( Persian: بیژن عبدالکریمی; born 1963) is an Iranian philosopher, thinker, translator, and editor. [1] [2] [3] His main interests are ontology, political philosophy and the critique of religious and intellectual traditions. [4] He claims to challenge the dominant ideological discourse in Iran. [5] [6] He has participated in debates at Iranian universities and also in IRIB TV4 in which he has opposed the notion of Islamic humanities. [7] [8] [9] [10] He is also a scholar of Heidegger's thought and philosophy. [11] [12] [13]
Abdolkarimi is associate professor of philosophy at Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch since 2001. [14] On September 4, 2021, he was fired from Islamic Azad University for alleged “defending the Pahlavi monarchy”. [15] However, the expulsion was suspended on the basis of an interim measure granted by the President of the university. [16]
The main characteristics of Abdolkarimi's thought may be summarized as follows: