Iran's Troubled Modernity

Debating Ahmad Fardid's Legacy

Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Iran's Troubled Modernity by Ali Mirsepassi, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ali Mirsepassi ISBN: 9781108753227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: December 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Ali Mirsepassi
ISBN: 9781108753227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 31, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Ahmad Fardid (1910–94), the 'anti-Western' philosopher known to many as the Iranian Heidegger, became the self-proclaimed philosophical spokesperson for the Islamic Republic, famously coining the term 'Westoxification'. Using new materials about Fardid's intellectual biography and interviews with thirteen individuals, Ali Mirsepassi pieces together the striking story of Fardid's life and intellectual legacy. Each interview in turn sheds light on Iran's twentieth-century intellectual and political self-construction and highlights Fardid's important role and influence in the creation of Iranian modernity. The Fardid phenomenon was unique to the Iranian story, and yet contributed to a broader twentieth-century Heideggerian tradition that marked the political destiny of other countries under a similar ideological sway. Through these accounts, Mirsepassi cuts to the nerve of how deadly political 'authenticity movements' take hold of modern societies and spread their ideology. Combining a sociological framework with the realities of lived experience, he examines Iran's recent and astonishing upheavals, experiments, and mass mobilizations.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Ahmad Fardid (1910–94), the 'anti-Western' philosopher known to many as the Iranian Heidegger, became the self-proclaimed philosophical spokesperson for the Islamic Republic, famously coining the term 'Westoxification'. Using new materials about Fardid's intellectual biography and interviews with thirteen individuals, Ali Mirsepassi pieces together the striking story of Fardid's life and intellectual legacy. Each interview in turn sheds light on Iran's twentieth-century intellectual and political self-construction and highlights Fardid's important role and influence in the creation of Iranian modernity. The Fardid phenomenon was unique to the Iranian story, and yet contributed to a broader twentieth-century Heideggerian tradition that marked the political destiny of other countries under a similar ideological sway. Through these accounts, Mirsepassi cuts to the nerve of how deadly political 'authenticity movements' take hold of modern societies and spread their ideology. Combining a sociological framework with the realities of lived experience, he examines Iran's recent and astonishing upheavals, experiments, and mass mobilizations.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Cambridge Star Atlas by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Locke on Toleration by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Cost-Benefit Analysis by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Cuba, the United States, and Cultures of the Transnational Left, 1930–1975 by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Causal Reasoning in Physics by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Software Modeling and Design by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book The Verb Phrase in English by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book International Criminal Law and Philosophy by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Climate Change Litigation by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Comrades against Imperialism by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Contested Justice by Ali Mirsepassi
Cover of the book Reinventing Legal Education by Ali Mirsepassi
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy