Report: Famed Iranian philosopher Shayegan dies at age 83
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) " Iranian state media are reporting that philosopher Dariush Shayegan, known for his book "Cultural Schizophrenia," has died at the age of 83.The state-run IRNA news agency said on Thursday that Shayegan spent nearly two months at a Tehran hospital after suffering a stroke in January.Shayegan was among Iranian scholars who advocated confronting the idea of Western thought dominating cultural and philosophical studies.Shayegan received his doctorate from [...]
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