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Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Iranian-Canadian political philosopher. He is presently the Executive Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and the Vice-Dean of the School of Law at Jindal Global University- Delhi-India.He received his B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy, History and Political Science and later his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Sorbonne. In 1993 he taught at the Academy of Philosophy in Tehran, and has also been a researcher at the French Institute for Iranian Studies and a fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, as well as teaching in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto from 1997-2001. He later served as the head of the Department of Contemporary Studies of the Cultural Research Centre in Tehran and, in 2006-07, was Rajni Kothari Professor of Democracy at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi, India. In April 2006 Dr Jahanbegloo was arrested in Tehran Airport and charged with preparing a velvet revolution in Iran. He was placed in solitary confinement for four months and released on bail.
Dr Jahanbegloo was an Associated Professor of Political Science and a Research Fellow in the Centre for Ethics at University of Toronto from 2008-2012 and an Associate Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto from 2012 - 2015. He is also a member of the advisory board of PEN Canada. He is the winner of the Peace Prize from the United Nations Association in Spain (2009) for his extensive academic works in promoting dialogue between cultures and his advocacy for non-violence, and more recently the winner of the Josep Palau i Fabre International Essay Prize. Ramin Jahanbegloo is also the founder of the non-violent movement 'Non-violence Without Borders'.
'The Idea of Persia is a compelling and eloquent examination of the Iranian people's struggle for democracy and social liberty by one of Iran's most significant thinkers. Ramin Jahanbegloo argues that by embracing the humanistic values intrinsic to Iranian culture, and building on the examples of enlightened thinkers of the early twentieth century, Iran can overcome the fanaticism and violence that has beleaguered it for so long, and achieve the political and social freedoms Iranians have long sought.' <br />Robert Steele, Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences <br /><br /><p>The Idea of Persia could not have been published at a more fitting time. Jahanbegloo’s deep and philosophical reading of Foroughi as a multi-faceted intellectual and statesman offers not just a biography but a reintroduction. Jahanbegloo doesn't just describe Foroughi; he resurrects him as a model for a new generation of political thinkers and statesmen. … It invites young Iranians and curious minds globally to consider what kind of political selfhood is possible when informed by culture, reason, and depth. Reading this book is not just recommended; it is necessary. For Iranians seeking clarity in the fog of today's disorientation, it offers a sense of anchorage. For non-Iranians seeking to understand what Iran was, is and could be, this is a gateway to the philosophical soul of a nation often obscured by headlines, caricatures, and politics. The Idea of Persia is a mirror: it reflects what was possible then and whispers what might still be reclaimed.</p><p>Mehrdad Loghmani – Co-Founder of Nonviolence Without Borders, Co-Author of Charter 91</p>
In 1721, in his famous Lettres persane (The Persian Letters), the French philosopher Montesquieu posed the question 'Comment peut-on etre persan?' The answer to that question is perhaps an even more wide-ranging, challenging and fascinating conundrum today.
In his exploration of where such an answer might be found, the renowned contemporary philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo turns to the writings of the politician and diplomat Muhammad Ali Foroughi (1877-1942), and his vision of what 'being' a Persian might embrace. After centuries of invasion, murder, destruction and authoritarian rule, this philosophical investigation examines Montesquieu's original question against a backdrop in which a common, plural subjectivity of Persian-ness has been frustrated for centuries, and at a time when the country is wrestling with the possibility of an extended period of political, social and cultural decline. Even so, the battle for social and political freedoms is still underway in Iran; and in The Idea of Persia, the concept of nationhood is presented as the means by which Iranians may liberate themselves from the heroes and saints of old, and remake their political mentality in a manner that stays true to an age-old idea of Persian-ness, and to the author's own belief in freedom as a virtue that has to be taught.
Prologue: The Land of Hidden Politics 1
I. 'Comment peut-on etre persan?' 11
II. Mapping Persianism 19
III. The Changing Concept of the Intellectual in Iran 29
IV. Muhammad Ali Foroughi: Enlightening the Idea
of Persia 43
V. Do Iranians Dream of Democracy? 55
VI. Is Nonviolence Possible in Iran? 73
Epilogue: Thinking and Acting without Heroes and Saints 93
Bibliography 101
Appendix I: 'Why should one love Iran?'
by Muhammad Ali Foroughi 105
Appendix II: 'Rights in Iran' by Muhammad Ali Foroughi 113
Index 132
Acknowledgements 134
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Iranian-Canadian political philosopher. He is presently the Executive Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and the Vice-Dean of the School of Law at Jindal Global University- Delhi-India.He received his B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy, History and Political Science and later his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Sorbonne. In 1993 he taught at the Academy of Philosophy in Tehran, and has also been a researcher at the French Institute for Iranian Studies and a fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, as well as teaching in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto from 1997-2001. He later served as the head of the Department of Contemporary Studies of the Cultural Research Centre in Tehran and, in 2006-07, was Rajni Kothari Professor of Democracy at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi, India. In April 2006 Dr Jahanbegloo was arrested in Tehran Airport and charged with preparing a velvet revolution in Iran. He was placed in solitary confinement for four months and released on bail.
Dr Jahanbegloo was an Associated Professor of Political Science and a Research Fellow in the Centre for Ethics at University of Toronto from 2008-2012 and an Associate Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto from 2012 - 2015. He is also a member of the advisory board of PEN Canada. He is the winner of the Peace Prize from the United Nations Association in Spain (2009) for his extensive academic works in promoting dialogue between cultures and his advocacy for non-violence, and more recently the winner of the Josep Palau i Fabre International Essay Prize. Ramin Jahanbegloo is also the founder of the non-violent movement 'Non-violence Without Borders'.