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]
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 |
Career
editAbdolkarimi 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]
Views
editThe main characteristics of Abdolkarimi's thought may be summarized as follows:
- Abdolkarimi seeks to present a spiritual, meditative interpretation of Heidegger's thought.[17]
- The relation between the West and East is his main issue in his philosophical thinking. He strongly criticizes any ideological, theological understanding of the West and East. He emphasizes a historical, phenomenological understanding of these two traditions.[18]
- He has worked on the theory of the end of theology and its critical connotations. Following Gianni Vattimo, he believes that the main philosophical characteristic of our time is the destroyed ontology. Abdolkarimi interprets Vattimo's idea as the "metaphysicslessness of our time". But in the context of Abdolkarimi's thought, the term metaphysics is not merely in the Greek sense and refers to any historical theoretical tradition.[19][20]
- Abdolkarimi believes that the human being's future thought is a kind of nonsecular-nontheological thinking, namely a way of thinking that is in disagreement to the secular, materialistic interpretation of the world, but at the same time does not settle in any historic, theological systems.[21]
Bibliography
edit- Reflections on the Paradox of Directed Democracy, Eshraghieh Press, Tehran, 1989
- Shariati and Being Politicized, Resa Institute of Cultural Service, Tehran, 1995
- Thought and Politics, Tehran: Elmi o Farhangi, 1977.
- The Story of Me and Thou, Tehran: Critique of Culture, 2001
- Heidegger and Transcendence (A Commentary of Heidegger's Interpretation of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason), Tehran: Critique of Culture, 2002
- Emancipation or Dominance? (A Critique of the System of Religious Education in Iran), with Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Tehran: Critique of Culture, 2002
- Monism or Pluralism? (Mobile Thinking or Homeless Thought) (A Critique of Daryoush Shaygan's Modern Enchantedness), Tehran: Critique of Culture, 2004
- Nietzscheian World and Us, Elm Publication, Tehran, 2009
- Hegel or Marx? (A Critique of Iranian Intellectuals), Tehran: Critique of Culture, 2002.
- Heidegger in Iran, Iranian Institute of Philosophy, 2013
See also
editSources
edit- ^ "Abdolkarimi: Shariati's thought copes with Nihilism". Iran Book News Agency. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Schopenhauer; philosopher of culture and virtue". Iran Book News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "شوپنهاور فیلسوف فضیلت و فرهنگ است". Farheekhtegan Newspaper. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "ژورنالیسم و فلسفه در گفتگو با بیژن عبدالکریمی". Hamshahri Online. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "عبدالکریمی از مواجهه توتالیتر با متن سخن گفت". Iran Book News Agency. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ Arzhang, Amin (23 November 2011). "Criticism of Islamic humanities". Shargh Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "عبدالكريمي: مطهری در درک عقلانیت مدرن از نوعی عقب ماندگی تاریخی رنج می برد / قائمي نيا: امتياز مطهري جهش از مباحث سنتي به مباحث جهان معاصر است". Daneshju News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "مناظره پارسانيا و عبدالكريمی درباره علوم انسانی برگزار می‌شود". International Quran News Agency. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "عبدالكريمي: علوم انسانی اسلامی یک عبارت پارادوکسیکال و خود متناقض است". Daneshju News Agency. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "طرح اسلامی‌سازی علوم انسانی شرق‌شناسی وارونه است". Fars News Agency. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Jarvie, Ian Charles (2006). Karl Popper: Life and time, and values in a world of facts. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7546-5375-2.
- ^ "گفت وگوي "ايران" با دكتر بيژن عبدالكريمي: طنز تلخ هايدگر در ايران". Iran Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Necesidad de confiar la celebración de los premios de Filosofía a las ONG". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "استادان گروه فلسفه دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران شمال (Professors of Philosophy at Azad University)". Islamic Azad University. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "University In Iran Fires Philosophy Professor For 'Defending Monarchy'". Iran International. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "The president of Azad University calls for re-examination of the case of Bijan Abdolklarimi". ISNA (in Persian). 6 September 2021.
- ^ "بيژن عبدالكريمي :"هايدگر در ايران" تا اتمام نگارش جلد دوم منتشر نمي‌شود". Farhangkhaneh Institution. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "دکتر عبدالکریمی: دعوت بزرگ شریعتی، تجدید عهد با سنت تاریخی ماست". Academy of Iranian Studies in London. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "تفكر تئولوژيك". Shargh Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Interview With IRIB's Channel 4, September 2011
- ^ "جهان نیچه‌ای بی‌معناست". Fars News Agency. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2012.