Ahmad Vaezi

Ahmad Vaezi (Persian: احمد واعظی‎; born 1963) is an Iranian philosopher, scholar and clergyman. He is now the chief of Islamic propagation office of Qom.

Ahmad Vaezi
Born
Rey, Iran
Era21st century Philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
Islamic Philosophy
political philosophy
hermeneutics
SchoolIslam, Religious intellectualism
Main interests
Philosophy of Religion
Social and political philosophy

Early life and education

Ahmad Vaezi was born in Rey, Iran, in 1963. He entered Qom seminary in 1982 and studied preliminary courses in religious sciences in 1986. He then took courses in Islamic jurisprudence, including the classes of scholars such as Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Shiekh Jawad Tabrizi, Seyed Kazem Haeri, and Sadeq Larijani. Mastering Philosophy under Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and H. Fayazi, he then started his professional studies in Western Philosophy and Modern Transmitted Sciences.

Career

He has been a university lecturer since 1987 and has taught in many Iranian and International universities. In 2001 he moved to the United Kingdom to teach at Cambridge University, and at the Islamic College and London Seminary. His major research interests are Modern Transmitted Sciences and Western Philosophy and, since 2006, he has focused on Hermeneutics and Political Thought.[1]

Bibliography

He has written many books in different spheres as follow:

  • Alternation of theological understanding
  • Theological society, Civilized society
  • Man from Islam perspective
  • Bedaye Al Hekam (the Beginning of Wisdoms)
  • Theocracy
  • Islamic rule
  • Introduction to Hermeneutics
  • Shia Political thought.[1]
  • theory of context

References
  1. Intellect in the Qur"an and Islamic Civilization, Short-Term Research Program 2013, Guide Book. Tehran, Iran: Al-Mustafa International University - Tehran branch. 2013. p. 17. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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