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245 14 a| The idea of Persia :b| a philosophical enquiry /c| Ramin Jahanbegloo.;

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520 a| In 1721 the French philosopher Montesquieu posed the question Comment peut-on être persan? in the title to his famous Persian Letters. After centuries of invasion, destruction and authoritarian rule, the decay of political theory and the increasing dissolution in Iran’s politics, this volume is an exploration into what the answer to that question might be today. Jahanbegloo explores the idea of Persia as an investigation into the soul of this fascinating nation; but not as it has been constituted in the past, with reference only to the political experience of antiquity. Rather it examines the question of what it is to be Persian against the backdrop of centuries in which a common, plural subjectivity of Persian-ness has been continually delayed by those who believed in politics only as a means of ruling or of being ruled, without laws and in the absence of citizenship. The historical battle for social and political freedoms is still underway in Iran; and as the nation wrestles with the possibility of an extended period of political, social and cultural decline, it is a timely moment to return to the perspective embodied in the enlightened thinking of figures such as Muhammad Ali Foroughi (1877-1942), and his vision of a country possessing rational and moral capabilities, and of a possible renaissance of social and political institutions. The Idea of Persia as it is presented here sees hope in the future as the means by which Iranians may liberate themselves from the duality of heroes and saints and thus remake their political mentality, while at the same time staying true to an age-old idea of Persia, and to the author’s belief in freedom as a virtue that has to be taught. The book includes Muhammad Ali Foroughi’s essays ‘Why should one love Iran?’ and ‘Rights in Iran,’ translated by Nadeem Akhtar.;

505 0 a| Prologue: The land of hidden politics -- "Comment peut-on être persan?" -- Mapping Persianism -- The changing concept of the intellectual in Iran -- Muhammad Ali Foroughi : enlightening the idea of Persia -- Do Iranians dream of democracy? -- Is nonviolence possible in Iran? -- Epilogue: Thinking and acting without heroes and saints -- Appendix I: "Why should one love Iran?" / by Muhammad Ali Foroughi ; translated by Nadeem Akhtar -- Appendix II: "Rights in Iran" / by Muhammad Ali Foroughi ; translated by Nadeem Akhtar.;

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The idea of Persia : a philosophical enquiry / Ramin Jahanbegloo.

Author/creator	Jahanbegloo, Ramin author.
Other author	Foroughi, Muhammad Ali, writer of appendix
Other author	Akhtar, Nadeem, translator.
Format	Book
Publication	London : Gingko Library, 2025.
Description	vii, 133 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects	Iranians--Social conditions. Humanism--Philosophy. National characteristics, Iranian. Iran--Politics and government. Iran--History.

Series	Gingko St Andrews series Gingko-St Andrews series. ^A1374813
Contents	Prologue: The land of hidden politics -- "Comment peut-on être persan?" -- Mapping Persianism -- The changing concept of the intellectual in Iran -- Muhammad Ali Foroughi : enlightening the idea of Persia -- Do Iranians dream of democracy? -- Is nonviolence possible in Iran? -- Epilogue: Thinking and acting without heroes and saints -- Appendix I: "Why should one love Iran?" / by Muhammad Ali Foroughi ; translated by Nadeem Akhtar -- Appendix II: "Rights in Iran" / by Muhammad Ali Foroughi ; translated by Nadeem Akhtar.
Abstract	In 1721 the French philosopher Montesquieu posed the question Comment peut-on être persan? in the title to his famous Persian Letters. After centuries of invasion, destruction and authoritarian rule, the decay of political theory and the increasing dissolution in Iran’s politics, this volume is an exploration into what the answer to that question might be today. Jahanbegloo explores the idea of Persia as an investigation into the soul of this fascinating nation; but not as it has been constituted in the past, with reference only to the political experience of antiquity. Rather it examines the question of what it is to be Persian against the backdrop of centuries in which a common, plural subjectivity of Persian-ness has been continually delayed by those who believed in politics only as a means of ruling or of being ruled, without laws and in the absence of citizenship. The historical battle for social and political freedoms is still underway in Iran; and as the nation wrestles with the possibility of an extended period of political, social and cultural decline, it is a timely moment to return to the perspective embodied in the enlightened thinking of figures such as Muhammad Ali Foroughi (1877-1942), and his vision of a country possessing rational and moral capabilities, and of a possible renaissance of social and political institutions. The Idea of Persia as it is presented here sees hope in the future as the means by which Iranians may liberate themselves from the duality of heroes and saints and thus remake their political mentality, while at the same time staying true to an age-old idea of Persia, and to the author’s belief in freedom as a virtue that has to be taught. The book includes Muhammad Ali Foroughi’s essays ‘Why should one love Iran?’ and ‘Rights in Iran,’ translated by Nadeem Akhtar.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781914983320
ISBN	1914983327 (hardcover)

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