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	Quran's view on Human Creation assessed	12 Jul 2011 14:21
	The Philosophy of Human Creation based on the Quran and Hadith by Dr Esmaeil Ghafari Ghomi has been debuted by Bustan Ketab in Iran.

	First biannual "Child & thought" journal born	12 Jul 2011 13:17
	The first scientific specialized number of "Child & thought" journal has been released in 150 pages, by the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, themed on instructing philosophy to children.

	Farabi's Alhorof comes in Persian	11 Jul 2011 15:13
	Dr Ghassem Pourhassan, philosophy researcher and translator, is converting Farabi's prominent work "Alhorof" into Persian. This is the first time that Farabi's most fundamental work is being translated into Persian.

	Herbal remedies unattended in Iran	11 Jul 2011 14:40
	Author of A New Approach towards Medicinal Plants complained at the little number of researchers in Iran studying medicinal plants and says the science is ignored by researchers and writers.

	Fearless Philosophy for children	11 Jul 2011 12:34
	In "Philosophy for My Child" (La philosophie expliquée à ma fille), Roger-Pol Droit attempts to familiarize children with philosophy. According to him, philosophy is not simple, and it is hideous either.

	Comprehensive History of Philosophy, "Horran Zone" underway	9 Jul 2011 15:37
	Researcher and editor of "Comprehensive History of Philosophy" series sponsored by Sadra Islamic Philosophy Research Institute (SIPRI) announced the completion of the volume on "Horran Zone" philosophy.

	Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements	9 Jul 2011 10:37
	Dr Hadi Vakili is rendering Peter Clarke's "Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements" into Persian. The work introduces about 700 new cults and sects all of which are shaped after the 60's.

	"Introduction to Hermeneutics" published	8 Jul 2011 10:10
	Safdar Elahi Rad penned "Introduction to Hermeneutics" as textbook for university students. He finds hermeneutics a necessity for the students of humanities as many common misunderstandings among contemporary intellectualism are a result of this.

	Imam Khomeini's Love Wine rendered into Armenian	7 Jul 2011 13:00
	Iran' cultural attaché to Armenia has published Imam Khomeini's mystic and literary work Love Wine in Armenian.

	Enzensberger's praise of illiteracy comes to Iran	6 Jul 2011 13:05
	"Praising Illiteracy" (Die grosse Wandetung) is the title of a translation volume containing four critical articles in sociology by German thinker Hans Magnus Enzensberger, converted into Persian by Mohammad Haddadi.

	"Man came to earth to define his eternal rank"	6 Jul 2011 10:20
	Writer of Flying towards Divinity believes that by entering the earth humans determine their infinite rank and position.

	Islamic Philosophy of Arts to be reconsidered	5 Jul 2011 19:08
	A workshop will begin on July 12, 2011 to consider the history of the Islamic philosophy of arts. The course will last eight weeks.

	Mental aspect of alchemy based on superstitions: Golmojdeh	3 Jul 2011 11:22
	Alchemy in the past periods sought elevation of the soul besides pursuing the material aspect. This is explored in Neil Powell's "Alchemy: the ancient science", yet according to the translator, this aspect of alchemy is rooted in superstitions.

	'Pen Generation' returns to the market	3 Jul 2011 10:42
	Mahi Publications is reprinting 114 volumes of the 'Pen Generation' series that had been published 15 years ago by Kahkeshan Publications. So far, 10 volumes of the series are reprinted among which are 'Friedrich Nietzsche', 'Arthur Schopenhauer', Georg Lukacs', and 'Albert Camus' are already released.

	Farzad Drinking Coffee with Plato	2 Jul 2011 17:42
	Soheila Farzad is over with translation of three ' Coffee with…' series. "Coffee with Plato" holds an imaginary and funny conversation with Plato in a quasi-realistic context.

	Freud, Lacan's profiles in contemporary social theory	29 Jun 2011 11:55
	In his "Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory," Anthony Elliott makes a survey of different theoretical schools while showing the influences of Freud and Lacan on these theories and further transformations from the Frankfurt School onwards.

	Brümmer approximates Shia notion of prayer: Kakayi	28 Jun 2011 15:42
	"What are we doing when we pray?" is the title of a book by South African Christian theologian that is recently rendered into Persian. The translator of this work claims that Brümmer's holds on prayer and faith is closest to Muslim and particularly Shia narratives of the nature of prayers.

	Barthes should be seen in his academic context	28 Jun 2011 11:33
	Oxford's very short introduction to Barthes is rendered into Persian by Hossein Sheikholeslami. According to the translator, Barthes should be studied within his contemporary academic context.

	When democracy is favored by social elite	28 Jun 2011 11:28
	According to the translator of "Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy", sometimes the costs of social suppressions in dictatorship systems are so high that even promises of more benefit would not help resolve them. Therefore for preserving social stability and not losing all benefits, the elite have no choice other than democracy.

	Descartes and Heidegger in 46th Philosophy Monthly	26 Jun 2011 15:48
	The Philosophy Book of the Month of June specifically deals with Descartes and Heidegger.

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