Mohammad Arab-Salehi (born 1963) is an Iranian philosopher and associate professor of religion at the
Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought. He is also the head of Hikmat and Religious Studies Faculty of the Institute.
Arab-Salehi is known for his works on
hermeneutics
Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. Hermeneutics is more than interpretative principles or methods used when immediate c ...
and
historicism
Historicism is an approach to explaining the existence of phenomena, especially social and cultural practices (including ideas and beliefs), by studying their history, that is, by studying the process by which they came about. The term is widely u ...
and is a recipient of the
Iranian Book of the Season Award for his book ''Historicism and Religion'' (2012).
Books
* ''The Problem of Revelation'', 2009
* ''Al-Ghaib and Life'', 2014
* ''Understanding in the Trap of Historicism'', 2010
* ''Historicism and Religion'', 2012
* ''Methodology of Divine Commandment'', 2015
References
External links
Arab-Salehi at the Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought
Living people
20th-century Iranian philosophers
Academic staff of the Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought
1963 births
21st-century Iranian philosophers
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