Philosophy

A philosophical exploration of the question of life's meaning — not as an abstract metaphysical puzzle but as a practical and existential challenge that each person must confront in their own way.

A reflection on the ancient Iranian festival of Mehregan — the autumn festival of Mithra — as a celebration of the values of justice, covenant, and the unity of the Iranian world.

A philosophical reading of Béla Tarr's film 'The Turin Horse' — a meditation on the end of meaning, the silence of God, and the bare persistence of life in the face of absolute darkness.

A philosophical reflection on what the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the deeper struggles of modern humanity — its relationship to mortality, to community, to the limits of technological control, and to the question of meaning.

A philosophical reflection on the experience of living in a desacralized world — a world from which the sense of the sacred has been withdrawn — and the question of how to recover a genuine relationship to what is most important.

A philosophical reflection on the unwritten dimensions of Dostoevsky's thought — the questions he raised but did not fully answer, the paths he opened but did not follow — and what they reveal about the limits and possibilities of his vision.

A philosophical defense of genuine individuality — not the superficial individualism of consumer culture, but the deep individuality of the person who has done the inner work of becoming genuinely themselves.

A critical diagnosis of the current state of Iranian intellectual life — its superficiality, its political instrumentalization, its disconnection from genuine philosophical inquiry — and an argument for a return to rigorous philosophical thinking.

An exploration of Søren Kierkegaard's concept of the leap of faith — the moment of existential commitment that transcends rational calculation — and its significance for understanding the relationship between reason, existence, and authentic selfhood.

A philosophical reading of the film Alita: Battle Angel as a meditation on identity, consciousness, and the struggle for selfhood in a world that seeks to define and control the individual.

A portrait of Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes — the French statesman who defended Louis XVI at his trial — as an exemplar of moral courage in the face of political terror.

A reading of Alexis de Tocqueville's warnings about the long-term dangers of liberal democracy — soft despotism, the tyranny of the majority, and the erosion of genuine freedom.

A philosophical engagement with John Stuart Mill's famous reversal of the Epicurean calculus — and what it means to choose the higher pleasures of the examined life over the lower pleasures of comfortable ignorance.

A reflection on the relationship between philosophical thinking and poetic language — arguing that the deepest philosophical insights require the resources of imagination and metaphor that only poetry can provide.

A philosophical reflection on the moral weight of silence — the ways in which our failure to speak, to protest, to bear witness makes us complicit in the injustices we witness.

A philosophical reading of Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor parable in dialogue with Nietzsche's critique of Christianity, exploring the tension between freedom, authority, and the human need for meaning.

A philosophical critique of the positive thinking movement and an exploration of a more honest and ultimately more effective approach to the challenges of human life.

A philosophical reflection on Erich Fromm's concept of the escape from freedom — the paradoxical human tendency to flee from the burden of genuine autonomy into the comfort of submission and conformity.

A meditation on the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the Iranian concept of Ahriman — the principle of darkness — and its relationship to the Jungian concept of the Shadow.

A philosophical reflection on the relationship between suffering, pleasure, and the search for meaning — drawing on existentialist and depth-psychological perspectives.

A portrait of Thomas More as a figure who embodied the tension between conscience and political power, and whose martyrdom marked the end of an era in which faith could still challenge the state.