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Book SynopsisThis book is an analysis of an Iranian philosopher's engagement with a British philosopher. The author compares the ideas of these philosophers within the context of European and Iranian intellectual traditions. This is the first book of its kind, as no one has yet looked at Allama Jafari's thought in relation to Sir Bertrand Russell's. East and West will be a useful work for anyone who is interested in comparative philosophical and sociological studies.
Trade ReviewSeyed Javad Miri points out that there remains a need for comparative philosophy within the modern world—an examination of the commitments, assumptions, worldviews, and lifeworlds [of both parties]. . . . [This will serve] to clear a path of demystification so that people of different societies and backgrounds may enter into a civil dialogue, discourse, and debate so as not to ‘win’ over the opponent, but to gain the understanding of a friend. -- Dustin J. Byrd, professor of humanities, Western Michigan University
Table of ContentsPrologue by Dustin J. Byrd Introduction Chapter 1: Relocating the Parameters of Comparative Philosophy Chapter 2: Sir Bertrand Russell in a Snapshot Methodic Doubt Incommensurability Revisited Philosophy: What’s in a Name? Religion and Philosophical Problematiques Russell and Religion On Religion and Founders of Religion Chapter 3: The Global Future of Religion Intellectuals versus Sages Non-discursive Historiography of Intellectual History Religion and Eurocentrism in Russellian Paradigm Religion and the Question of Nihilism Revelation and Intellect The Roots of Religion Religion and Philosophical Inquiry The Permanent Phenomena The Transitory Phenomena Criterion of Distinction The Global Future of Religion Epilogue References
