The Iranian Metaphysicals

The Iranian Metaphysicals
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780691163789
ISBN-13 : 0691163782
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis The Iranian Metaphysicals by : Alireza Doostdar

What do the occult sciences, séances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? Since the late nineteenth century, modernizing intellectuals, religious leaders, and statesmen in Iran have attempted to curtail many such practices as "superstitious," instead encouraging the development of rational religious sensibilities and dispositions. However, far from diminishing the diverse methods through which Iranians engage with the immaterial realm, these rationalizing processes have multiplied the possibilities for metaphysical experimentation. The Iranian Metaphysicals examines these experiments and their transformations over the past century. Drawing on years of ethnographic and archival research, Alireza Doostdar shows that metaphysical experimentation lies at the center of some of the most influential intellectual and religious movements in modern Iran. These forms of exploration have not only produced a plurality of rational orientations toward metaphysical phenomena but have also fundamentally shaped what is understood as orthodox Shi‘i Islam, including the forms of Islamic rationality at the heart of projects for building and sustaining an Islamic Republic. Delving into frequently neglected aspects of Iranian spirituality, politics, and intellectual inquiry, The Iranian Metaphysicals challenges widely held assumptions about Islam, rationality, and the relationship between science and religion.

The Metaphysics of the Shifa

The Metaphysics of the Shifa
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Publisher : Mazda Publishers
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1568593120
ISBN-13 : 9781568593128
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Metaphysics of the Shifa by : Avicenna

The Metaphysics and Ethics of Relativism

The Metaphysics and Ethics of Relativism
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780674726970
ISBN-13 : 0674726979
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis The Metaphysics and Ethics of Relativism by : Carol Rovane

Relativism is a hotly contested doctrine among philosophers, some of whom regard it as neither true nor false but simply incoherent. As Carol Rovane demonstrates in this analytical tour-de-force, the way to defend relativism is not initially by establishing its truth but by clarifying its content. The Metaphysics and Ethics of Relativism elaborates a doctrine of relativism that has a consistent logical, metaphysical, and practical significance. Relativism is worth debating, Rovane contends, because it bears directly on the moral choices we make in our lives. Three intuitive conceptions of relativism have been influential in philosophical discourse. These include the idea that certain unavoidable disagreements are irresolvable, leading to the conclusion that "both sides are right," and the idea that truth is always relative to context. But the most compelling, Rovane maintains, is the "alternatives intuition." Alternatives are truths that cannot be embraced together because they are not universal. Something other than logical contradiction excludes them. When this is so, logical relations no longer hold among all truth-value-bearers. Some truths will be irreconcilable between individuals even though they are valid in themselves. The practical consequence is that some forms of interpersonal engagement are confined within definite boundaries, and one has no choice but to view what lies beyond those boundaries with what Rovane calls "epistemic indifference." In a very real sense, some people inhabit different worlds--true in themselves, but closed off to belief from those who hold irreducibly incompatible truths.

The Iranian Metaphysicals

The Iranian Metaphysicals
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781400889785
ISBN-13 : 1400889782
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Iranian Metaphysicals by : Alireza Doostdar

What do the occult sciences, séances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? Since the late nineteenth century, modernizing intellectuals, religious leaders, and statesmen in Iran have attempted to curtail many such practices as "superstitious," instead encouraging the development of rational religious sensibilities and dispositions. However, far from diminishing the diverse methods through which Iranians engage with the immaterial realm, these rationalizing processes have multiplied the possibilities for metaphysical experimentation. The Iranian Metaphysicals examines these experiments and their transformations over the past century. Drawing on years of ethnographic and archival research, Alireza Doostdar shows that metaphysical experimentation lies at the center of some of the most influential intellectual and religious movements in modern Iran. These forms of exploration have not only produced a plurality of rational orientations toward metaphysical phenomena but have also fundamentally shaped what is understood as orthodox Shi‘i Islam, including the forms of Islamic rationality at the heart of projects for building and sustaining an Islamic Republic. Delving into frequently neglected aspects of Iranian spirituality, politics, and intellectual inquiry, The Iranian Metaphysicals challenges widely held assumptions about Islam, rationality, and the relationship between science and religion.

The Logical Basis of Metaphysics

The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 0674537866
ISBN-13 : 9780674537866
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis The Logical Basis of Metaphysics by : Michael Dummett

This performance of the Richard Strauss opera Arabella with the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera features vocalists such as Emily Magee, Genia Kuhmeier, and Tomasz Konieczny in the leading roles. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina

The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina
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Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Total Pages : 34
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ISBN-10 : 9781554987115
ISBN-13 : 1554987113
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina by : Fatima Sharafeddine

The life story of Ibn Sina (980-1037), one of the greatest philosophers, scientists and physicians of the Islamic world. Born in Persia more than a thousand years ago, Ibn Sina was one of the greatest thinkers of his time — a philosopher, scientist and physician who made significant discoveries, especially in the field of medicine, and wrote more than one hundred books. As a child, Ibn Sina was extremely bright, a voracious reader who loved to learn and was fortunate to have the best teachers. He memorized the Qur’an by the age of ten and completed his medical studies at sixteen. He spent his life traveling, treating the sick, seeking knowledge through research, and writing about his discoveries. He came up with new theories in the fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy and education. His most famous work is The Canon of Medicine, a collection of books that were used for teaching in universities across the Islamic world and Europe for centuries. Ibn Sina’s story, told in the first person and beautifully illustrated, provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great intellects of the past. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

The Disorder of Things

The Disorder of Things
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0674212614
ISBN-13 : 9780674212619
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Disorder of Things by : John Dupré

With this manifesto, John Dupré systematically attacks the ideal of scientific unity by showing how its underlying assumptions are at odds with the central conclusions of science itself.

Religion After Metaphysics

Religion After Metaphysics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 0521531969
ISBN-13 : 9780521531962
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Religion After Metaphysics by : Mark A. Wrathall

How should we understand religion, and what place should it hold, in an age in which metaphysics has come into disrepute? The metaphysical assumptions which supported traditional theologies are no longer widely accepted, but it is not clear how this 'end of metaphysics' should be understood, nor what implications it ought to have for our understanding of religion. At the same time there is renewed interest in the sacred and the divine in disciplines as varied as philosophy, psychology, literature, history, anthropology, and cultural studies. In this volume, leading philosophers in the United States and Europe address the decline of metaphysics and the space which this decline has opened for non-theological understandings of religion. The contributors include Richard Rorty, Charles Taylor, Jean-Luc Marion, Gianni Vattimo, Hubert Dreyfus, Robert Pippin, John Caputo, Adriaan Peperzak, Leora Batnitzky, and Mark Wrathall.

The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History

The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780199732159
ISBN-13 : 0199732159
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History by : Touraj Daryaee

This handbook is a guide to Iran's complex history. The book emphasizes the large-scale continuities of Iranian history while also describing the important patterns of transformation that have characterized Iran's past.

The Elements of Islamic Metaphysics

The Elements of Islamic Metaphysics
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Publisher : Saqi Books
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105111819616
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Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The Elements of Islamic Metaphysics by : Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʼī

This is a new approach to the teaching of Islamic philosophy that provides a useful overview of 20th century philosophy in Iran.