Javad Tabatabaei
Encyclopedia
Dr. Javad Tabatabai (born 1964 and raised in Tabriz
, Iran
) is a political philosopher, historian
and university professor
.
Tabatabai studied law at Tehran University. He then shifted to philosophy and did his doctorate works at Sorbonne University. Tabatabai was a professor of philosophy at University of Strasbourg
as well as Tehran University. He was also a visiting scholar at Syracuse University
's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Tabatabai is a member of the Iranian intellectual circle and has contributed to the understanding of Western philosophy in Iran. He is working on a project called Persian modernism.
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
) is a political philosopher, historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and university professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
.
Tabatabai studied law at Tehran University. He then shifted to philosophy and did his doctorate works at Sorbonne University. Tabatabai was a professor of philosophy at University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
as well as Tehran University. He was also a visiting scholar at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Tabatabai is a member of the Iranian intellectual circle and has contributed to the understanding of Western philosophy in Iran. He is working on a project called Persian modernism.
Books
- Introduction to the History of Political Thought in Iran
- Decline of Political Thought in Iran
- Essay on Ibn Khaldun: Impossibility of Social Sciences in Islam
- Nizam al-Mulk and Iranian Political Thought: Essay on the Continuity of the Iranian Thought
- On Iran: An Introduction to the Theory of Decline of Iran
- On Iran: Tabriz School and Basis of Modernity
- On Iran: The Theory of Constitutionalism in Iran