The Influence Of Continental And Analytic Philosophy On the New Thinking of Iran

Aref Barkhordari

doi:10.14738/assrj.63.6171

Abstract

The aim of this study is a comparative study of the influence of continental and analytical philosophy on the New Thinking of Iran with emphasis on Abdolkarim Soroush and Reza Davari. In Iran society Since the 1960s, the discussions were formed, that these discussions from 1980 onward was more visible in the form of two rival discourse with a focus on Reza Davari and Soroush. Soroush influenced by Popper's philosophy of science, Logical and epistemological accuracies of analytic philosophy, Liberalism and religious interests, he consciously sought to catch up with modernity. But Reza Davari influenced by Heidegger and continental philosophy and with religious and identity interests, defended philosophy and opposed with Logicism, scientism and used western anti-enlightenment pre-assumptions and also religious entrenchment against modern human reason, and discussed anti-modern interpretations. These discourses had an impact on the formation of political, social and religious flows in Iran and each of these flows tended to answer the problems of Iranian society. These two discussions started with the disputes from the beginning of the revolution and reached their peak, but they became closer to each other in recent years.

Highlights

In contemporary Iran, due to the entry of modern intellectual-philosophical structures, many intellectual debates were formed
The starting point of this debate returned to a discussion of Heidegger's critique of technology and liberal democracy in the thought of Popper. This debate appeared between Ahmed Fardid and Reza Davari on the one hand and Soroush, on the other hand and the intellectual controversy of these three thinkers was effective in the fate of philosophical thinking and political polarization in Iran
Soroush grew in Iran's religion political structure on the one hand and in the intellectual, cultural and social space of modernity on the other hand. He received a deep religious education, graduated in the field of pharmacy and moved to England for studying analytical chemistry. He went on to the philosophy of science and analytical philosophy in England and became familiar with Popper's philosophy of science and logical and epistemology accuracies of analytical philosophy (For further reading, Hashemi, 2007).So, he became familiar with the Islamic, Western and modernity concepts and influenced by them, he wrote a text, in which linked the religious ideas with the modernity

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Introduction

In contemporary Iran, due to the entry of modern intellectual-philosophical structures, many intellectual debates were formed. The starting point of this debate returned to a discussion of Heidegger's critique of technology and liberal democracy in the thought of Popper. This debate appeared between Ahmed Fardid and Reza Davari on the one hand and Soroush, on the other hand and the intellectual controversy of these three thinkers was effective in the fate of philosophical thinking and political polarization in Iran. Soroush grew in Iran's religion political structure on the one hand and in the intellectual, cultural and social space of modernity on the other hand He received a deep religious education, graduated in the field of pharmacy and moved to England for studying analytical chemistry. He went on to the philosophy of science and analytical philosophy in England and became familiar with Popper's philosophy of science and logical and epistemology accuracies of analytical philosophy (For further reading, Hashemi, 2007).So, he became familiar with the Islamic, Western and modernity concepts and influenced by them, he wrote a text, in which linked the religious ideas with the modernity

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