Category Archives: philosophy

یازده ایده برای حقیقت جویی که از فرانسیس بیکن می توان آموخت

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

” …I found in my own nature special adaptation for the contemplation of truth. For I had a mind at once versatile enough for that most important object, I mean [1]the recognition of similitudes and at the same time sufficiently steady and … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

  Atlas shrugged is a 1080 pages 4 decades bestseller novel about Ayn Rand’s Philosophy: Objectivism. The name “Objectivism” derives from the principle that human knowledge and values are objective: they are not created by the thoughts one has, but … Continue reading →

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what Socrates teaches us

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ali Sekhavati

the questioning of conventionthe removal of fears and desires that lack any rational foundationa radical reordering of priorities with a view to the soul’s healthand above all the notion of self-mastery excertp from the book “From Epicurus to Epictetus”A. A. … Continue reading →

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search for truth, from aporia to ataraxia

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Ali Sekhavati

Se–tus Empiricus ( I don’t want to get my blog filtered because of the beautiful name of a Greek philosopher!) has the honour of being the first philosopher to define dogmatikos in his book “Outlines of Pyrrhonism” as: “one who in philosophical investigations believes … Continue reading →

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