Reza Davari Ardakani
Born (1933-07-06) 6 July 1933
Ardakan, Iran
OccupationPresident of Academy of Sciences of Iran (1998–2023)
Awards Order of Knowledge (1st class)[1]
Era21st century Philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental
Main interests
Heidegger's philosophy
Occidentalism
Notable ideas
Criticism of the West

Reza Davari Ardakani (Persian: رضا داوری اردکانی; born 6 July 1933, in Ardakan) is an Iranian philosopher who was influenced by Martin Heidegger, and a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is also the current member of the Iranian Academy of Sciences and former President of Academy from 1998 to 2023. He is known for his works on Intellect, politics, and underdevelopment.[2]

Abdolhossein Nikgohar, Reza Davari and Siroos Sahami, Tomb of Sadegh Hedayat, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, April 9, 1974

Life

Davari received primary and secondary education in Arkadan, and after finishing school became a teacher in 1951. In 1954, he entered the University of Tehran as an undergraduate, gaining a BA and in 1967 a PhD in philosophy.[3] He is currently professor Emeritus of philosophy at Tehran University. From 1979 to 1981, he was dean at the faculty of literature and humanities, University of Tehran, and the head of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO from 1979 to 1982. Davari was the editor-in-chief of Farhang Journal.[4]

Davari and Abdolkarim Soroush have engaged in a series of philosophical debates in post-revolutionary Iran.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ A Comparative Investigation of Political Thoughts of Davari and Soroush Regarding the West
  3. 1 2 Şerif Mardi, Cultural transitions in the Middle East, 1994, BRILL, p. 238.
  4. ↑ Davari's Life
  5. ↑ Jacques Waardenburg, Muslims and others, 2003, Walter de Gruyter, pp. 491–2
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