Archive for March, 2007

On Reason

By • Mar 23rd, 2007 • Category: Works By Soroush

Extracting general rulings from the heart of “absolute, a-historical reason” and considering them applicable to all people in all ages has become more difficult today. Humanity has now arrived at a healthy and beneficial pluralism and relativism, the fruit of which is modesty and the rejection of dogmatism – writes the great Iranian philosopher Abdolkarim […]


How the U.S. Ignored Iran’s Reformers

By • Mar 1st, 2007 • Category: Works Cites Soroush

The Bush administration, despite President Bush’s vocal call for democracy in Iran, has failed to grant visas to several prominent Iranian pro-democracy activists. Among the Iranians still waiting for a U.S. visa is Abdolkarim Soroush, a philosopher who is widely regarded as the leading intellectual force behind the reformist movement that swept President Mohammed Khatami […]