Saeid Zibakalam | |
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Zibakalam in 2015 | |
Born | Saeid Zibakalam-Mofrad 1953 (age 70–71) Tehran, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Relatives | Sadegh Zibakalam (brother) |
Awards | Book of the Year (2007) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | The Social Epistemology of the Edinburgh School (1990) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy |
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Institutions | |
Website | https://rtis2.ut.ac.ir/cv/zibakalam/?lang=en-gb |
Saeid Zibakalam (Persian: سعید زیباکلام) is an Iranian academic and conservative political activist who self-identifies as a justice-seeker."
Education and career
He gained a PhD in philosophy from University of Leeds in 1990, where he remained a visiting scholar for the next two years, before his return to Iran. He then worked as a research fellow at Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. Zibakalm is currently a faculty member at University of Tehran.
Selected published works
- Zibakalam, Saeid (2019), "Saving the Principle of Congruence", Journal of Philosophical Theological Research, 21 (80): 97–116, doi:10.22091/pfk.2019.4031.2057
- Zibakalam, Saeid (2016), "Myth of the Nature of Reasoning", Philosophical Investigations, 10 (19): 163–172, ISSN 2423-4419
- Zibakalam, Saeid (2007), Social Epistemology, SAMT, ISBN 978-964-459-936-1
- Zibakalam, Saeid (1997), "Relativism Due to a Theory of Natural Rationality", Journal for General Philosophy of Science, 28 (2): 337–357, doi:10.1023/A:1008215914176, JSTOR 25171096, S2CID 142501000
- Zibakalam, Saeid (1994), "Relativism Due to Underdetermination of Theory by Data", International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 8 (3): 211–228, doi:10.1080/02698599408573496
- Zibakalam, Saeid (March 1993), "Emergence of a Radical Sociology of Scientific Knowledge: The Strong Programme in the Early Writings of Barry Barnes", Dialectica, 47 (1): 3–25, doi:10.1111/j.1746-8361.1993.tb00093.x
Political activities
Zibakalam is a stauch supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has openly criticized Hassan Rouhani and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, having been categorized among delvaapasaan ("the concerned"). He was subsequently summend to the court in 2014 for criticizing the performance of the nuclear negotiating team. Zibakalam is one of the very few figures who openly attacks Judicial system of Iran. In 2020, he was among signatories of a letter to Ali Khamenei, that warned him of the current situation in Iran and questioned the compatibility of the measure taken by him to rule Iran. Zibakalam enrolled as a candidate for 2020 Iranian legislative election, however he was disqualified by the Guardian Council.
References
- ^ Thrope, Samuel (21 July 2015), "The Most Dangerous Man in Iran", Tablet Magazine, retrieved 14 February 2020
- "Iran announces "Book of the Year" winners", Mehr News Agency, 6 February 2007, retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Payvand
- ^ Sadeghi, Fereshteh (9 January 2018), "Iran's conservative-dominated judiciary under attack — from conservatives", Al-Monitor, retrieved 14 February 2020
- "Notes on contributors", International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 8 (3): 277, 1994, doi:10.1080/02698599408573501
- Tabatabai, Adnan (23 September 2014), "Iran's Rouhani on Global Stage as Opponents at Home Speak Up", Lobelog, retrieved 14 February 2020
- Esfandiari, Golnaz (11 June 2014), "Iran's Hard-line Media Told To Back Off On Rohani Criticism", RFE/RL, retrieved 14 February 2020
- ^ "Academics, Students Warn Khamenei About Divide Between People And Government", RFE/RL, 2 January 2020, retrieved 14 February 2020
- Living people
- 1953 births
- Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
- Alumni of the University of Bradford
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- Academics of the University of Leeds
- Academic staff of the University of Tehran
- Iranian political philosophers
- 20th-century Iranian philosophers
- 21st-century Iranian philosophers
- Academics from Tehran
- Iranian activists
- Iranian diplomats
- Iranian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Sociologists of science
- Philosophers of science
- Iran's Book of the Year Awards recipients