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Language, Revolution, and the West : The Social Theory of Reza Davari Ardakani / edited by Seyed Javad Miri.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
- Studies in Critical Social Sciences ; 371.
- Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026
- Studies in Critical Social Sciences ; 371
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East and Islamic Studies.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- The Social Theory of Reza Davari Ardakani
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What happens to language when a society confronts revolution and the West at the same time? This book invites you to rethink language not as a neutral tool, but as a site where thought, power, and civilization collide. Bringing together leading Iranian thinkers, the volume explores Reza Davari Ardakani’s social theory to ask how modernity reshapes meaning, identity, and critique in Iran. You follow debates on language, tradition, revolution, and underdevelopment, grounded in philosophy rather than ideology. With original essays and close readings, this book offers a rare, coherent engagement with Davari’s thought and opens a new path for understanding language as a decisive force in social life.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction: Language from the Perspective of Reza Davari Ardakani
- Seyed Javad Miri
- 1 Our Relationship with the West and Its Impact on the Social Existence of Iranian Society: a Rereading of Reza Davari Ardakani’s Thought
- 2 From Philosophical Conservatism to Ideological Radicalism: Reflections on Reza Davari’s Political Thought
- Ahmad Bostani
- 3 Rethinking Underdevelopment: the Insights and Limits of Reza Davari’s Philosophy
- Bijan Abdolkarimi
- 4 Reza Davari Ardakani’s Understanding of the West and Its Results and Functions
- Hasan Mohaddesi Gilvaei
- 5 The Otherness of Poetic Thought in Relation to Visual Thought
- Seyyed Mehdi Nazemi Gharehbagh
- 6 Davari’s Philosophy on Understanding and Overcoming the State of Underdevelopment
- Mohammad Javad Safian
- 7 Davari, between Philosophy and Politics: How Was Our Existence-Life Judged?
- Ehsan Pouyafar
- 8 Reza Davari’s Perspective on Persian Language and Poetry
- Negar Davari Ardakani
- 9 Reza Davari’s Hermeneutics of Modernity and the Humanities
- Malek Shojaei Jeshooghani
- 10 Farabi’s Conflict: Philosophy, Politics, Religion in Three Perspective
- Mohammad Hossein Badamchi
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Miri, Seyed Javad Language, Revolution, and the West
- ISBN:
- 9789004765658
- OCLC:
- 1595742099
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004765658 DOI
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