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History&nbsp;The department of philosophy at Khatam university was established in 2016 under the faculty of humanities with only one PhD program in one major, Pure Philosophy, which was later changed to &ldquo;Contemporary Philosophy&rdquo; in 2019.&nbsp;Following the macro-policy of the university and through the employment of eminent professors, the department strives to provide the highest level of education; in line with the same objective, Latin, Greek or German languages are taught in certain cases if students might want to read philosophical texts in such languages for writing their dissertations.&nbsp;Goals &amp; Objectives&nbsp;The basic goals of the department are:&nbsp;<ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">To provide the essential grounds for the improvement of philosophy in Iran;</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">To strive to deal with certain philosophical problems encountered in the society;</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">To provide students with interdisciplinary programs in philosophy including philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, philosophy of culture/ intercultural philosophy, philosophy of ethics, philosophy of law and philosophy of literature.</li></ul>&nbsp;Students&nbsp;<ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">Enrollment: 9 (PhD);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul dir="ltr"><li style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">Graduates: 2 persons.</li></ul>

About Us

<ol><li dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify; margin-left: 24px;">Shahin Avani (Head of Department)</li></ol>&nbsp;<ol dir="ltr" start="2"><li style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 24px;">Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad</li></ol>&nbsp;<ol dir="ltr" start="3"><li style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 24px;">Zohreh Memari</li></ol>&nbsp;There are also some visiting professors from top universities in Tehran supporting our mission of research, teaching and scholarship.

Faculty Members

Faculty Members of Philosophy Department

Online Celebration of the World Philosophy Day&nbsp;Khatam University celebrated World Philosophy day for the first time on November, 23, 2021.&nbsp;Upcoming Events:&nbsp;November 2022:&nbsp;World Philosophy Day Conference: Philosophy and the World&rsquo;s Peace.&nbsp;Summer 2022:&nbsp;Summer School: Philosophy and Today&rsquo;s world.&nbsp;From September 2023:&nbsp;Specialized Lecture Series on &ldquo;Philosophy of Meta-discipline&rdquo;.

Achievements

Achievements of Philosophy Department

Khatam University Conference on the World Philosophy Day, November 2021&nbsp;World Philosophy Day, introduced in 2002 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), celebrates the value that philosophy has to offer for the developments of the people and cultures of the planet. Celebrated around the globe, the world philosophy day offers many opportunities to participate in events and activities that promote the concept of philosophy.&nbsp;Given the importance of the day around the globe, the department of philosophy at Khatam University celebrated the event (titled Rational Life) for the first time on November 2021to provide a chance for participants to share thoughts and openly explore and discuss new ideas on philosophical issues.&nbsp;Keynote Speakers &amp; topics:&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Seyed Mohammad Ghari S Fatemi (Contemporary Human Rights: from Transcendental Rationality to Instrumental Rationality);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Gholamreza Aavani (Livelihood Intellect &amp; Intellect of Resurrection);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad (Rational Religiosity);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Mohsen Javadi (Rationality of Action as a Basic Good);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Hossein Sheikh Rezaei (The role of Emotions in Rational Life);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Shahin Avani (Modernity &amp; Rational life);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Seyed Mohammadreza Hosseini Beheshti (Rational life &amp; Nature);</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 11px; margin-left: 8px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Seyed Hamid Talebzadeh (Philosophy &amp; Freedom).</li></ul>

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<h1 style="text-align:center;">Department of Philosophy</h1>&nbsp;&nbsp;The department of philosophy at Khatam university was established 1n 2016 under the faculty of humanities with one PhD program in one major, namely, Pure Philosophy which was changed to &ldquo;Contemporary Philosophy&rdquo; in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Following the macro-policy of the university and through the employment of eminent professors, the department strives to provide the highest level of education.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In line with the same objective, Latin, Greek or German languages are taught in certain cases if students might want to read philosophical texts in such languages for writing their dissertations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Currently, there are two permanent faculty members along with some visiting professors from prominent universities in the department.

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