Volume 19 (2023)
Volume 18 (2022)
Volume 17 (2021)
Volume 16 (2020)
Volume 15 (2019)
Volume 14 (2018)
Volume 13 (2017)
Volume 12 (2016)
Volume 11 (2015)
Volume 10 (2014)
Volume 9 (2013)
Volume 8 (2012)
Volume 7 (2011)
Volume 6 (2010)
Volume 5 (2009)
Volume 4 (2008)
Volume 3 (2007)
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philosophy
Examining the Idea of Time based on the Opinions of Gilles Deleuze in the Iranian Cinema of the 90s (with Case Analysis of Movies: Fish and Cat, Enter the Dragon! and The Ridiculous)

raouf sarbakhsh; reza sarbakhsh

Volume 19, Issue 74 , June 2023, , Pages 119-145

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2023.56156.1912

Abstract
  Gilles Deleuze can undoubtedly be considered one of the most important philosophers and theorists of cinema. In the 1980s, Deleuze wrote two volumes of cinema books, which established the main directions of cinema philosophy as a separate discipline in the university. Among different philosophers, Bergson ...  Read More

Political Implications of Plotinus’s Philosophy

shervin moghimi zanjani; hatam qaderi

Volume 9, Issue 34 , July 2013, , Pages 125-146

Abstract
  Interpreters of classical philosophy, especially those concentrating on the philosophy of Plotinus, mostly believe that he, in contrast with Plato who laid the foundations of political philosophy, was not concerned with politics and the introduction of an efficient political system as the basis for the ...  Read More

John Stuart Mill; Act or Rule Utilitarianism

hamze hatampouri

Volume 14, Issue 55 , October 2018, , Pages 125-153

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2018.9365

Abstract
  In this paper, we defend the rule-based interpretation of John Stewart Mill's utilitarianism. First, we will explain briefly this recent and new dualism in the philosophy of utilitarian ethics. In general, Utilitarianists are divided into two categories: Rule-based and action-oriented. This is a recent ...  Read More

Extending Derrida's Theory of Deconstruction: A Philosophical Critique of the Deconstruction Style in Contemporary Architecture

Sharareh Teimouri; Shamsolmolouk Mostafavi; Maryam Bakhtiarian

Volume 17, Issue 66 , July 1999, , Pages 127-150

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2021.53878.1878

Abstract
  Jacques Derrida was one of the few philosophers who seriously became involved with architecture. Despite his innermost desire, Derrida seems to have never made a proper connection with architecture. As soon as Derrida's theory of deconstruction was developed in architecture, it was thought that a practical ...  Read More

The Narration of the Body and Salvationary Self-wanted Suffering in the Characters of Samuel Beckett's Works Based on Cartesian Duality

Amin Abaspour; Amir Nasri

Volume 18, Issue 71 , February 2022, , Pages 127-154

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2022.68779.2086

Abstract
  If the investigation of different methods of existence and surveying language capabilities were among the most important thought issues of Samuel Beckett, so he would certainly use these two in order to recognize man better and communicate with the world around him. Beckett, affected by Descartes’ ...  Read More

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The Relationship between the "Other Presence" and "Meaning of Life" in the Thought of Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Buber

Maryam alsadat Tabataei dana; Amirabbas Alizamani; Babak Abbasi

Volume 19, Issue 73 , March 2023, , Pages 129-157

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2023.53170.1868

Abstract
  Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Buber have considered the human being, his existential issues, and anxieties in their philosophical issues. Among these topics is the subject of the "other" and "meaning of life". Sartre's views appear in the position of an atheist thinker about the "other" and meaning in ...  Read More

Analysis and Evaluation of Contemporary Western Problems on Craig's Arguments in the Smallness of the Proof of Occurrence

Amirhossein Ghaffarifar; Ahmad Karimi; Abdulrahim Soleimani Behbahani

Volume 17, Issue 67 , September 2021, , Pages 135-159

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2021.62537.2003

Abstract
  Huduth Cosmological argument is one of the proofs of Divine existence, which mostly applied by theologians. Believing in the createdness of the universe, theologians support the argument, while philosophers reject it because they think that the universe is eternal. A prominent philosopher in the west ...  Read More

The Function of Imagination in Constitution and Understanding of the Reality in Paul Ricoeurˊs Hermeneutics

Amir Maziar; Neda Ghiasi

Volume 17, Issue 65 , March 2021, , Pages 135-157

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2021.52038.1849

Abstract
  Imagination is most traditionally assumed as something that is a contradiction of reality. Accordingly, it is considered as a faculty that is merely able to evoke our emotions and feelings and implies unreal things that do not contribute to cognition. This is one of the most important themes of Paul ...  Read More

Investigation of some Principles and Dimensions of Josiah Royce's Idealistic Theology

Ali Sanaee

Volume 15, Issue 59 , September 2019, , Pages 137-164

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2019.39985.1689

Abstract
  In this article, by referring to the foundations of Royce's thought, his theology is explained and analyzed. Influenced, on the one hand, by personal idealism, Royce construes man as a part of cosmic process that achieves the goals of living and objective truth (God), and on the other hand, points out ...  Read More

The Study of Spirituality as an Existential Transcendence based on Jaspers' Existential Approach

Mohammad Hossein Kiani

Volume 15, Issue 58 , July 2019, , Pages 139-159

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2019.30916.1538

Abstract
  This article tries to answer the question that if spirituality is an existential transcendence, how can one clarify the anthropological approach as the basis of spirituality based on the philosophy of Jaspers? The author, by presenting an existential presentation of spirituality, shows that the four ...  Read More

Etebari Perceptions: Assessing the Definitions and Offering Alternative Definitions

Hosein Kalbasi ashtari; mahdi kooshki

Volume 18, Issue 69 , March 2022, , Pages 139-168

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2022.63401.2016

Abstract
  Allameh Tabatabai has used various interpretations to define credit perceptions, but none of them are suitable. This article, after examining the proposed definitions and measuring them, based on the characteristics of a desirable definition, attempts to provide an alternative definition. A definition ...  Read More

Analysis of Fakhroddini Razi's Theological Method and the Effect of Philosophical Teachings on his Thought and Logic of Understanding the Instructions of Religion

Mahdi Ganjvar

Volume 18, Issue 70 , June 2022, , Pages 139-168

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2022.59196.1954

Abstract
  The purpose of this article is to analyze Fakhr-al-din Razi's theological method and the effect of theological teachings on his thought and logic of understanding religion; because among the Ash'arite theologians, the role of Imam Fakhr Razi in terms of methodology in the process of philosophizing theology ...  Read More

Comparative Study of Concept of First and Second Perfection in Aristotle and Avicenna

Hasan Abasi Hosain Abadi

Volume 15, Issue 57 , April 2019, , Pages 141-164

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2019.24654.1421

Abstract
  The discussion of perfection is of different natures in the ideas of Aristotle and Avicenna. Both have divided perfection into first perfection and second perfection. What is the difference between the two? What are the meanings of each of these concepts and what is the domain of their usage? Has Avicenna ...  Read More

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Evil and Social Responsibility: Investigating the Original Research Requisties of Platonic Idealism and Josiah Royce's Idealistic Theolog

Ali Sanaee

Volume 18, Issue 72 , January 2023, , Pages 143-169

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2023.70773.2122

Abstract
   AbstractIn this article, by referring to some of Plato's most important works, we explain his view on evil. Due to the fact that he considers sensations to be a weak representation of immutable truths, the basis of this view is in the Neoplatonic tradition that evil has a non-existent aspect. This ...  Read More

The Tacit Presence of Aristotle's Phronesis in Heidegger's Being and Time

Mehdi Moinzadeh

Volume 16, Issue 62 , July 2020, , Pages 147-176

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2021.48838.1794

Abstract
  The Priority of the practical approach toward the world to theoretical approach is one of the most fundamental components of Heidegger’s “Being and Time”. In fact, Heidegger believes that the first disclosure of Dasein to the world is based on practice rather than speculation and even ...  Read More

Intercultural Philosophy in Accordance With Herders' Philosophy of Culture

Mohammad Meshkat; Ali Asghar Mosleh

Volume 14, Issue 54 , July 2018, , Pages 150-179

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2018.9168

Abstract
  Can Herder's philosophy of culture be a model for what is now called intercultural philosophy? Following the list of the components of intercultural philosophy from the standpoint of Ram and the Wimer in one case, Herder's thoughts about the plurality of cultures and critique of the Enlightenment 's ...  Read More

The Study of Creativity as an Understanding from the Perspective of Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics and its Implications for Education

Mohammad Jaberynasr; parvaneh Valavi; Masoud Safaei Moghadam; Alireza Haji Yakhchali

Volume 16, Issue 61 , April 2020, , Pages 150-179

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2020.47491.1773

Abstract
  The purpose of this research was to study creativity as an original understanding based on Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, and its implications for education. The research method was analytical-deductive. Creativity is one of the highest goals of all educational systems. Different approaches to ...  Read More

Considering the Object of Intuition in Spinoza’s Philosophy

Mohammad Anbarsooz; Yousef Nozohour

Volume 17, Issue 68 , January 2022, , Pages 154-175

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2021.44458.1744

Abstract
  Baruch Spinoza, the rationalist philosopher of the seventeenth century, devoted special attention to knowledge and epistemology. In his philosophy, knowledge has types and classes, the most valid of which is intuitive knowledge, and from this point of view, he focused on intuition, its objects, and its ...  Read More

Examining the Possibility of Refuting Philosophical Skepticism by Accepting Semantic Externalism

Hamid Alaeinejad

Volume 15, Issue 60 , December 2019, , Pages 159-183

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2020.43549.1736

Abstract
  According to semantic externalism, the meaning of some words and thus the content of some of our mental states is determined at least partly by features of the external world. For the first time, Putnam has tried to argue that accepting externalism leads to the rejection of skepticism about the external ...  Read More

Aesthetics of nature and art the perspective of Arnold Berleant , 21st century philosopher

Mohammad Hasan Emami; amir nasri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 November 2022

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2022.68063.2079

Abstract
  Berlean's approach to the aesthetics over the past two centuries is based on the traditional view of aesthetic appreciation. This attitude is based on: "Disinterestedness" and "Reflection". Disinterestedness releases human from everyday life and the possibility of his free presence next to the object ...  Read More

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Interpretation of the Knowledge System as a Historical Development of the "Concept" based on the Preface of the Phenomenology of the Spirit

Mostafa Abedi jige

Volume 19, Issue 76 , January 2024

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2023.73660.2153

Abstract
  IntroductionThe fundamental problem that has always been paid attention to in the history of thought is that 1- What is the relationship between subject and object? 2- How can we pass from subject to object and know the internal structure of the objective world? The answer to this epistemological problem ...  Read More

Plantinga and the Logical Problem of Evil

hasan miandari

Volume 3, Issue 12 , January 2008, , Pages 1-18

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2008.6898

Abstract
  The "logical problem of evil" is one kind of the "problem of evil." It is claimed that there is a logical inconsistency between belief in the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, and wholly good God and belief in the existence of evil. Alvin Plantinga argued by his "free will defense" that they are ...  Read More

An Introduction to the Constitution of Polis through Religion(Politeia 327A-328B)

mostafa younesi

Volume 8, Issue 32 , January 2013, , Pages 15-22

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2013.6140

Abstract
  As a rule, the introduction of scripts usually contains basic hints that through forthcoming lines will be explored and developed in more detail. The same is true about the introduction of Plato’s Politeia or Republic Book One. The mentioned dialogue is about the constitution of polis in philosophical ...  Read More

The Role of Freedom in Relation to the Causes of Crises

Jolley Oladotun Ogunkoya

Volume 5, Issue 18 , July 2009, , Pages 16-54

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2009.6118

Abstract
  This work examines the nature and causes of crises that are bedeviling human society, and argues the thesis that freedom has a pivotal role to play in the emergence of crises in society. The work takes it for granted that there are different forms of crisis and that the highest form of crisis in the ...  Read More

Possibilities of the Philosophy of History

hoeyn kalbasi ashtari

Volume 3, Issue 9 , April 2007, , Pages 17-33

https://doi.org/10.22054/wph.2007.6964

Abstract
  ''Philosopl!J of History" is one of the Jpecijic terms of the modern age and enlightenment era which has been raised in the philosophical scientific Jpace of eighteen century. This new approach to history based on the human knowledge of things and relation between tbem, and since 1mderstcmding the external ...  Read More