Berkeley Lectures Presents
A talk by
Aramesh Dustdar
topic:
Religious Culture – A Philosophical Exploration in the Culture and Behavior of Iranians, Aramesh Dustdar
date: Jan 10, 2005
place: Berkeley, CA
Aramesh Dustdar, born 1931 in Iran, philosopher, author and one of the most influential thinkers in the history of modern Iran.
After receiving his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Bonn, he returned to Iran and founded the philosophical school at the University of Tehran. A member of the atheist faculty, already known for his anti-religious views, Dustdar became the target of radical Islamic activists when the 1979 Islamic revolution swept through Iran. Like so many other university professors, he left home to live in exile in Germany.
His first manuscript »Some Philosophical Remarks on Religion and Science« was lost in the turmoil of the revolution. For the incessant thinker, this was the basic building block for the launch of his three large volumes.
The first of these banned titles in Iran, »The Impossibility of Thinking in a Religious Culture«, has been fiercely debated among Iranian intellectuals for two decades. Today Dustdar lives in Cologne, Germany. His latest book »An Introduction to Pseudo-language and Pseudo-culture« was published by Forough Book in 2018.