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    Rereading Mulla Sadra's Personality Theory from the Perspective of Allport's Trait Personality Theory
    with Maryam Ahmadi, Mohsen Jahed, and Javad Salehi
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations 17 (44): 21-44. 2023.
    Anthropology in psychology under the title of "personality theories" has been able to be effective in the field of behavioral studies and interpersonal relationships. The need to explain and analyze the true nature of man in the field of "being" - contrary to psychological personality theories that generally identify human nature in the field of "appearance" - caused this article based on Sadra's anthropological opinions and view According to Allport's trait theory, which is one of the pioneers …Read more
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    Angels and the Theology of Salvation in the Bible: The Interpretive approach of Saint Augustine
    with Ali Moradi
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations 15 (37): 927-951. 2021.
    Angels play a central role for Augustine in the Bible and, consequently, in the doctrine of salvation. In his works, he seeks to design a structure to explain the ontological position of angels in order to introduce them as important elements of the theology of salvation. Belief in angels as the helpers of Christ, and Christ himself as the agent of salvation, raises a fundamental question in Augustine's thought: how can the functional role of angels in the process of salvation be considered in t…Read more
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    Mulla Sadra's Practical Philosophy: A Return to Platonic Phronesis
    with Maryam Ahmadi and Ahmad Hosseini
    Philosophy East and West 71 (3): 704-723. 2021.
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    Imagination and Imaginary forms in Avicinian and Ishraqi Schools
    Avicennian Philosophy Journal 12 (39): 63-80. 2008.
    The existence of imagination and imaginative perceptions in cognitive system of human being is a topic all philosophers agree about it, but they disagree about the explanation the way the individual alquire imaginary forms as well as the nature of imagination and imaginative perceptions. Ibn Sina considers human soul as having various faculties and considers the imaginative faculty as an intermediate stage in the actualization and acquisition of perceptual forms. In his different books he propou…Read more
  • The Epistemology of Rational Perception According to Mulla Sadra
    پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین 3 (2): 89-107. 2012.
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    Phronesis in Plato’s Intellectual System
    with Maryam Ahmadi
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations 13 (26): 317-337. 2019.
    Phronesis is a fundamental term in Ancient Greek Philosophical tradition. This term is based on »wise- ruler« in Plato and »legislator- philosopher« thought in Plato. Most of Philosophers and commentators of Aristotle work relate methodical use of this term to Aristotle. This affair is the result of the manner of these two philosopher’s expression. But their ambiguity shows phronesis less importance in Plato’s intellectual tradition.Phronesis in Plato is brightness that results from good percept…Read more
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    The Problem of Calculation in Utilitarianism: Censure of J.J.J.C.Smart
    with Mohsen Jahed and Mohammad Hossein Arshadi Bidgoli
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations at University of Tabriz 8 (14): 195-216. 2014.
    Ethics is divided into three realms: Meta-ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. Utilitarianism is one of the most significant views in normative ethics, which acts as a true criterion to judge on human deeds in terms of loss and benefits of their consequences. In other words, utilitarianism judges on the amount of happiness for all the ones who have been influenced by that act. Utilitarianism itself is divided into two groups: act-utilitarianism, and rule-utilitarianism. The former conce…Read more
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    A Critic on two models about the world coming to be
    with Zohre Tavaziani
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations at University of Tabriz 2 (203): 1-29. 2008.
    This article has attempted to clarify two of the models that depict the system in which the Universe came into existence. Within the domain of Islamic thought, Avicennian and Ishraqi models are more popular than others and deserve adequate attention. Although the very relationship between God and the Universe, after the question of “God', is the next most crucial question to philosophers, specifically to divine philosophers, especially where it concerns the occurrence rather than mere manipulati…Read more