Philosophy in Qajar Iran

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During its Qajar period (1210–1344/1795–1925), Iran witnessed some lively and significant philosophical discourse. Yet apart from studies devoted to individual figures such as Mullā Hādī Sabzawārī and Shaykh Aḥmad Aḥsāʾī, modern scholarship has paid little attention to the animated discussions and vibrant traditions of philosophy that continued in Iran during this period. The articles assembled in this book present an account of the life, works and philosophical challenges taken up by seven major philosophers of the Qajar period. As a collection, the articles convey the range and diversity of Qajar philosophical thinking. Besides indigenous thoughts, the book also deals with the reception of European philosophy in Iran at the time. Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Contributors......Page 8 Introduction......Page 11 Chapter 1 Mullā Mahdī Narāqī......Page 46 Chapter 2 Shaykh Aḥmad al-Aḥsāʾī......Page 76 Chapter 3 Mullā ʿAlī Nūrī......Page 135 Chapter 4 Mullā Hādī Sabzawārī......Page 189 Chapter 5 Āqā ʿAlī Mudarris Ṭihrānī......Page 241 Chapter 6 Āqā Muḥammad Riḍā Qumsha ʾī......Page 269 Chapter 7 Mīrzā Abū l-Ḥasan Jilwa......Page 293 Chapter 8 The Reception of European Philosophy in Qajar Iran......Page 323 Index of Personal Names and Schools of Thought......Page 383 Index of Arabic and Persian Technical Terms......Page 394 Index of Madrasas and Academies......Page 399 Index of Manuscripts......Page 400