Gholamhossein Dinani in the Context of Global Philosophy, by Seyed Javad Miri & Fatemeh Ahmadi

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Gholamhossein Ebrahimi Dinani is one of the most vital, prolific, and fiercely independent voices in contemporary philosophy. For a Western audience, introducing Dinani is not squarely about presenting an “Eastern scholar”; it is about engaging with a philosopher who systematically dismantles the deep-seated Western narrative that rational philosophy in the Islamic world died with Averroes in the 12th century. In the West, philosophy and mysticism are often treated as distinct, if not hostile, domains – the cold rationality of the Enlightenment versus the subjective emotions of Romanticism. Dinani is the premier contemporary advocate of Illuminationist philosophy. Dinani argues that ‘Aql (intellect/reason) and Ishraq (spiritual illumination) are not opposites but mutually reinforcing paths to truth. For a Western audience raised on Cartesian dualism, Dinani offers a holistic epistemology where the mind calculates, but the heart perceives, culminating in what he calls “illuminated reason.”

SEYED JAVAD MIRI is a Swedish-Iranian sociologist, public intellectual, and professor of sociology at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran, Iran. He is known for his expertise on social theory and Islamic and critical thinkers. He has published over 100 books in English, Persian, and Swedish.

FATEMEH AHMADI is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lorestan University in Iran. She has published numerous articles and books on various aspects of Western and Islamic philosophies. She recently published a book on Reza Davari Ardekani wherein she focused on contemporary relevance of Iranian philosophy within a global context.

Paperback. 248 pages.

Published: August 2026

ISBN: 978-1-971333-07-6

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