Gholamhossein Tavakoli, PhD

Associate professor

Department of Philosophy

University of Isfahan, Iran

Educational History:

 1970-92: Elementary school, secondary school, high school and … in my hometown Najafabad, Isfahan.

1993: Bs. And Ma Qum University (my MA was in theology, my proposal was about Principia Ethica of G.E Moore)

1994-99: Research activities in field of philosophy of religion, in: Center of theological and philosophical researches,

1999-hitherto: full employment in Isfahan University, department of philosophy

2001: PH D Tehran University (my PH D was in philosophy, my proposal was Kierkegaard and Molla Sadra on faith and reason: a comparative study, I got the mark 19.52001: PH D Tehran University (my PH D was in philosophy, my proposal was Kierkegaard and Molla Sadra on faith and reason: a comparative study, I got the mark 19.5

 Rescarch Interests:

Ethics, philosophy of religion, Islamic philosophy and theology

Current Activities:

Teaching philosophy in department of philosophy in Isfahan University.

International conferences:

1-Maimonides and negative theology, International conference on philosophy, Athena, Greece, May 2008.

2-Knowing God via negative, The xxIIth congress of philosophy( rethinking philosophy, Seoul, south Cora, July 2008.

3-Arabic culture or Islamic culture, Saint Petersburg, Russia,

Internal Seminars:

1-Is Man Eternal? Iran. Isfahan university. 2002.

2-Abu Yaghoub Sajestani and Negative Theology. Iran. Zahedan university:2007

3-The attitude of Plotinus and Jalal al- Din Molavi in Knowing God. Iran. Isfahan:2008

Other Activities:

Study and research in my favorite fields.

Publications:

Books:

1.A translation of G.E Moore’s Principia Ethica to Persian (Persian title: Mabani Akhlagh, second edition: 2009, this book is in ethics, 480 pages)

2.A translation of Patterns of Transcendence by David Chidester ( Persian title: Shoore Javdanegi, third edition: Tehran: 2017, in the field of comparative study of religion and philosophy ,600 pages)

3.A translation of Alston's essays in Encyclopedia of philosophy. (It is in field of philosophy of religion, Persian title: Din Va Cheshm Andazhaye no, second edition: 2001, in the field philosophy of religion .200 pages.

4.A translation of Basic Teachings of Great Philosophers by S.E. Frust in the field of western philosophy: Persian title: Amozehaye Asasi Philsophan Bozorg, Tehran.2012, pages: 380.

5.Din az Negahe Freud (Written)( Freud Perspective of Religion) second edition, Tehran: 2007.200 pages.

6.Danesh Name Allaee (Written) Rewriting Avicenna’s Encyclopedic Book in Persian Entesharat Samt: 2020. Pages: 470.

7.Akhlagh Payamad (Teleological Ethics, Written) This Book deals with the perspectives of consequentialist’s Ethics: Explaining and analyzing and at times criticizing their thoughts. 2025. Pages: 570.

Articles:

1.G. Tavakoly "Kierkegaard and Fideism"(Kierkegaard  va Iman garavi) Nameh Mibod: 2001.

2.G. Tavakoly “Kierkegaard and Voluntarism” (Kierkegaard va Eradeh Gravi) Qum university, Nameh Moufid: 2001.

3.G. Tavakoly " Intuitionistic knowledge of Molla Sadra: A Critical Reading" (Màrefat Shohodi Sadra dar Booteh Naghd) Kheradnameh Sadra,Tehran: 2002.

4.G. Tavakoly. "Theodicy" (Adle Elahi) Naghd va Nazar,Tehran: 2003.

5.G. Tavakoly “Meaningfulness of Creation” ( Hadafdari Khelghat) Naqd va Nazar, Tehran: 2003.

6.G. Tavakoly. "Pessimism"( Badbini) Naqd Va Nazar,Tehran: 2004.

7.G. Tavakoly "Eutifron Paradox" (Moámaye Utifron), Isfahan University, Metaphysics: 2004.

8.G. Tavakoly. "Religious Humanism, Secular Humanism" (Onanism Dini, Omanism Secular) Qum University, Pajohesh haye Falsafi Kalami: 2004.

9.G. Tavakoly. "The Nature of Man" (Seresht Ensan), Pajohesh Haye Akhlaghi, Qum University, : 2005.

10.G. Tavakoly "Original Sin" ( Gonah Avallie )Tabriz University, Pajohesh Haye Falsafi: 2005.

11.G. Tavakoly." Negative Theology "(Elahiat Salbi) Tehran, Imam Sadegh University: 2008.

12.G. Tavakoly “A comparison between Aquinas Analogy and Graduated Universals in Islamic Philosophy” (Moghayeseh Mian Tamthil Aquinqs va koli Moshakak Dar Falsafeh Eslami) Mashhad: 2008.

13.G. Tavakoly “Double truth” (Haghighat Mozaf) Tabriz: 2009.

 14.G. Tavakoly. "Professor Lane Craig’s kalam Cosmological Argument, a Critical Study" (Cerig va Borhan Kihan Shenasy kalam) Metafiziki:2011.

15.G. Tavakoly. Fatemeh Mehrabzade." The status of Non Realistic Perspectives in Ethics" (Jàygàh nazarite gheir shenakhty dar falsafe akhlagh) Akhlagh: 2011.

16.G. Tavakoly “Euthanasia: the Difference Between action and inaction” (Atanazi va Tafavot Bin Fel Va Tark)Tehran: Akhlagh Va Tarikh Pezeshki, 2012.

17.G. Tavakoly. "Man's Free Will and God's Prior- Knowledge" (Ekhtiare Ensan va Elm Pishin Elahi) Falsafe Din:2012.

18.G. Tavakoly. "Error Theory in Ethics: a Critical Study" (Teory khta dar falsafe akhlagh tabiin va naghd ) Hekmat va Falsafe:2012.

19.G. Tavakoly. Cultural Relativism in Ethics” ( Nesbi graei Farhangi dar Akhlagh) Pajohesh Haye Akhlaghy. 2012.

20.G. Tavakoly:R. Akbari “Surveying the Notion of Divine Justice” Pajohesh Haye Falsafi: 2013.

21.G. Tavakoly .A. Azargin." Davidson's Idea in Akrasia" (Zaaf Eradeh as Didgah Davidson) Taamolat Falsafi: 2013.

22.Tavakoly; M. Sarneizadeh” Historical Study of Razi’s Medical Ethics”( Motaleeh Tarikhi Akhlagh Zakaria Razi) Tehran Akhlagh Pezeshki:2014.

23.G. Tavakoly; M. Movahedi “Euthanasia from the Perspective of Religious Deontologism” (Atanazi az Manzar Vazife Geraee Din Bavar)Tehran: Akhlagh Pezeshki:2015

24.G. Tavakoly. F. Arjmand. "George Moore and Naturalistic Fallacy" Moghàleteh Tabiaat Garayàne az Nazar Goorge Moore) Naghd va Nazar: 2015.

25.G. Tavakoly. A. Azargin "The Possibility of Akrasia According to Socrates and Aristotle' (emkan paziri Akrasia az Nazar Soghrtat va Arasto ) Pajohesh haye falsafy, Tabriz:2015.

26.G. Tavakoly.  M. Fazeli. "Isaiah Berlin's Pluralism and its Difference with Relativism" (Kathrat Graei Aizia Berlin va Tafavót on ba Nesby grade) Gharb Shenasi Boniadi: 2015.

27.G. Tavakoly. S.Sabaghi poor. "Free Will: Hard Incompatiblism and its Problems"(Eradeh Azad Nasazegarye Akid va Eshkalat àn) Shenakht: 2016.

28.G. Tavakoly. M. Tabatabaee. "A New Strategy for Appropriately Encountering the Modern Technological World: a Comparison of Nasr and Feinberg’s Perspectives"(Rahkari no Baraye Movajehe Sahih ba Teknologi) Elahiat Tatbighi:2017.

29.G. Tavakoly. M. Asgari. "Dual aspects of Schopenhauer’s ethics, a Critical Study" (Barresy va Naghd Sàhát haie Do gane Akhlagh Schopenhauer) Shenakht: 2018.

30.G. Tavakoly. M. Tabatabaee." Post Phenomenological Division of Human Relationship with Technology from Don Ihde's View, Its Capacities for the Ethics of  Technology"( Taghsim pasa padidarshenasane Ravabet Ensan va Teknologi) Pajohesh haye Falsafi:2018.

31.G. Tavakoly;M.Tabatabaee."Distinguishing Modern Technology from Pre modern Technology: An Anthropological Approach"( Tamayoze Tekonlogi Modern az Tekonlogi Pisha Modern: roikardy ensanshnakhty) Ensan Pajohi Dini:2018.

32.G. Tavakoly. M. Asgari."The Inconsistencies in Metaphysical Foundations of Schopenhauer's Ethics"(Taàrozat dar Boniad Metafiziki Akhlagh Schopenhauer ) Pajohesh haye Falsafi kalami:2019.

33.G.Tabakoly. A.Azargin "Faith and its Components According to Poal Tillich: a Critical Study" ( Barresy va Naghd iman va Moallefe Haye an dar Andish Paul Tilish) Shenakht: 2019.

34.G. Tavakoly. Zolfaghari, A. Rihi. "Measuring the Criterion of Fair and Unfair Equality from the Perspective of Allameh Tabataba'i and John Rawls" (Sanjesh Meęyar Barabary àdelaneh az nà àdeleneh az Didgah Allame Tabatabaee va John Rowls) àmozeh haye Falsafi kalami,2021.

35.G. Tavakoly."The Aristotelian Doctrine of the Mean: Criticizing Two Readings and Proposing a New One"( Àmozeh Hadd Vasat Srastoei Naghd do Khanesh va Eraeh Khaneshy Jadid) Pajohesh haye Falsafi Tabriz, 2021.

36.G. Tavakoly; Z. Zoofaghari; A. Riahi: "A Critical Study of Leonard Swindler’s Ideas of Global Ethics"( Barresy va Naghd Srea Leonard Swidler Dar Bab Akhlagh Jahani).Pajohesh haye Falsafi, Tabriz, 2022.

37.G. Tavakoly."Islamic Ethics: A Comparison Between the Mystical and Philosophical Approaches" (Part of the book Harir Sabz: akhlagh eslami: moghaiseh i mian roykard arafani ve roykard felsefy, Neagh moàser ,2023.

38.G. Tavakoly. "Avicenna and the Problem of Evil" in: A guide to Avicenna (ready to publish), Madkhali bar ibn Sina, Moasese falsafe va hekmat, 2024.

39.G.Tavakoly. S.Kahiani. “Moral Sense: An Examination of Classical Perspectives" (Barresy didgahhay kelasic dar mored hess Akhlaghi) Taamolat Akhlaghi: 2024.

40.G. Tavakoly;  M. Soltanmoradi; Y. Shaghol. "Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Influx Theory on Descartes and Suarez’s Natural Teleology" (Tahlil Tatbighi Athare Nazarieh Elliate Esharabi bar Ghayat Shenasi taTabiee Dekart va Suarez)Pajohesh haie Falsafi kalami, 2024.

Contact

Email: tavacoly@yahoo.com

g.tavacoly@ltr.ui.ac.ir              

Pho: 03137933159

Fax: 03137933135

Address: literature faculty, Isfahan university, street of university, Isfahan, Iran

Rank: assistant professor