Omid Tofighian

Omid Tofighian (born 1975) is an Iranian-Australian philosopher and Honorary Research Associate at the University of Sydney. He is known for his research on ancient Greek philosophy and his translation of the award-winning book by Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker Behrouz Boochani, No Friend But the Mountains.[1][2][3]

Omid Tofighian
Born1975
Alma materLeiden University (PhD)
Era21st century Philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Sydney
ThesisMyth and philosophy on stage in Platonic dialogues (2010)
Doctoral advisorFrans de Haas

Books

  • Myth and Philosophy in Platonic Dialogues, Palgrave 2016
  • Boochani, Behrouz, No Friend But the Mountains, Omid Tofighian (trans), Picador 2017

References

  1. Boochani, Behrouz; Tofighian, Omid (2018). "The Last Days in Manus Prison" (Summer 2018). Meanjin Quarterly. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Omid Tofighian". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. "Omid Tofighian". Pan Macmillan Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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