Journal of Philosophical Investigations
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Foucault's controversy with Heidegger and Derrida over understanding and interpreting Plato's philosophy
Foucault's controversy with Heidegger and Derrida over understanding and interpreting Plato's philosophy

SeyedJamal Ghoreyshi Khorasgani; Ali Karbasizade Isfahani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 November 2021

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2021.46849.2888

Abstract
  Focusing on Heidegger and Derrida's interpretation of Plato, this paper highlights a line of interpretation in which Plato is the beginning of a philosophical understanding that ...  Read More
Plato's Arguments For Unity Of Intelligent and Intelligible
Plato's Arguments For Unity Of Intelligent and Intelligible

ali Owlanj; Said Binayemotlagh; Ali Karbasizadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2022

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2022.49399.3078

Abstract
  Unity of intelligent and intelligible has its supreme formation in philosophy of Mulla-Sadra. But this fact according to many philosophical texts is rooted in the philosophy of ancient ...  Read More
The Relationship between Theoria and Praxis in Plato's Philosophy from the Viewpoint of Heidegger and Gadamer
The Relationship between Theoria and Praxis in Plato's Philosophy from the Viewpoint of Heidegger and Gadamer

Kazem Hani

Volume 18, Issue 46 , April 2024, , Pages 399-417

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.59165.3635

Abstract
  Although Aristotle is the first philosopher who separates theoretical and practical wisdom from each other, but before Aristotle, Plato also paid attention to the separation or non ...  Read More
A Freudian-Lacanian Interpretation of Formation Process of Plato's Metaphysics
A Freudian-Lacanian Interpretation of Formation Process of Plato's Metaphysics

Ali Sanaee

Volume 17, Issue 44 , November 2023, , Pages 354-371

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.56987.3555

Abstract
  This article deals with the imaginary and symbolic function of the psyche, and the Real as the main categories of Lacan's thought, which was achieved by the logical extension of Freud's ...  Read More
Loving in the desired city;  Adaptation of Plato thought in
Loving in the desired city; Adaptation of Plato thought in "Syposium: and Sohrawardi in "Fi Haqiqat al-Eshq"

Rouhollah Oshriyyeh; Abbas Bakhshandeh Bali

Volume 17, Issue 44 , November 2023, , Pages 618-633

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.54182.3409

Abstract
  Love is one of the few effective common topics in philosophy, art, mysticism. It can be believed that the greatest Greek philosopher who spoke extensively about love is Plato. His view ...  Read More
Popper’s Sociology of Science and Its Political Deficit
Popper’s Sociology of Science and Its Political Deficit

Ian Jarvie+

Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 168-187

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.16582

Abstract
  The paper offers a distinctive reading of Popper’s work, suggesting that his Logic of Scientific Discovery (LScD) might be re-interpreted in the light of his Open Society. Indeed, ...  Read More
Popper’s Open Society and Its Problems
Popper’s Open Society and Its Problems

Jeremy Shearmur

Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 188-204

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2023.16583

Abstract
  After offering an overview of some of the main themes of Popper’s political thought, the paper argues that his account faces two problems relating to institutions. The first is ...  Read More
Principles of the Socratic-Platonic Theory of Education in Protagoras
Principles of the Socratic-Platonic Theory of Education in Protagoras

Majid Sadremajles

Volume 16, Issue 40 , November 2022, , Pages 127-148

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2022.53550.3375

Abstract
  The present essay is a study and an analysis of important theoretical principles that we might find in Protagoras. Subject of this dialogue are moral virtues: their unity/plurality ...  Read More
A Reflection on the Soul-body Duality in Orpheus and Its Effect on Plato's Doctrine of the Soul
A Reflection on the Soul-body Duality in Orpheus and Its Effect on Plato's Doctrine of the Soul

Saeed Binaye Motlagh; Maryam Damadi; Reza Kourang Beheshti

Volume 16, Issue 40 , November 2022, , Pages 597-612

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2022.51777.3226

Abstract
  This article returns to the longstanding problem of the soul/body relation. However, highlighting Orphism's impact on Plato, instead of arguing for a new account of this relation, the ...  Read More
A comparative Study of Aesthetics  in Plato's Thought and Suhrawardi's Wisdom
A comparative Study of Aesthetics in Plato's Thought and Suhrawardi's Wisdom

Maryam Imanizadeh Sharifpour; Seyyed Rahmatollah Mousavi Moghaddam; Seyyed Sadegh Zamani

Volume 16, Issue 39 , September 2022, , Pages 383-394

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2022.52041.3248

Abstract
  Throughout history, philosophers have looked at existence with a new perspective and have been able to revolutionize the history of philosophy with their theories. Among these philosophers ...  Read More
The importance of proportion in architecture and music with a Focus on Plato Thoughts
The importance of proportion in architecture and music with a Focus on Plato Thoughts

Fattaneh Jalalkamali; Hossein Ardalani

Volume 16, Issue 39 , September 2022, , Pages 410-421

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2022.49888.3109

Abstract
  The existence of rhythm, harmony and symmetry in architecture and music shows us, these two artists have a lot in common. The buildings left from ancient times to the buildings that ...  Read More
Hellenic and Hellenistic Origins in the Aesthetics of Pseudo-Dionysius
Hellenic and Hellenistic Origins in the Aesthetics of Pseudo-Dionysius

Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi

Volume 16, Issue 39 , September 2022, , Pages 480-494

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2021.46755.2883

Abstract
  Text This article studies the Hellenic and Hellenistic sources of Pseudo-Dionysius on Beautiful, and its purpose is to clarify the extent of the influence of the philosophy of Plato, ...  Read More
A Platonic Critical Study of TV as a Poet
A Platonic Critical Study of TV as a Poet

Hassan Ahmadizadeh

Volume 15, Issue 37 , December 2021, , Pages 522-545

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2021.46427.2859

Abstract
  The quarrel between Plato and the poets in the Utopia and try to exclude them from there is a very important subject in the Republic. He in the book III explains the limits for poems ...  Read More
Universal and Particular in Plato's Works
Universal and Particular in Plato's Works

Amir Hossein Saket

Volume 15, Issue 37 , December 2021, , Pages 952-973

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2021.48161.2995

Abstract
  Since early times, Plato’s ideas have been assumed as universal entities as opposed to the particulars. More exact analysis of Plato’s terminology, however, shows the contrary. ...  Read More
God in Plato's Philosophy
God in Plato's Philosophy

Tayebeh Shaddel; Mansour Imanpour; Hossein Atrak

Volume 15, Issue 34 , May 2021, , Pages 178-197

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2020.34911.2368

Abstract
  There are different meanings of the word “God” that have been used by philosophers throughout the history of philosophy, such as theism, pantheism, panentheism, deism, and ...  Read More
Transformation and Transcendence of Artistic Form in Plato's Aesthetic Theory
Transformation and Transcendence of Artistic Form in Plato's Aesthetic Theory

Camellia Talei Bafghi; Maryam Soltani Kouhanestani

Volume 14, Issue 32 , December 2020, , Pages 316-331

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2018.8016

Abstract
  Nowadays, although our aesthetic ideas are based on modern theories and perspectives that have pervaded the art, the root of western tradition of art dates back to Greek and Roman art ...  Read More
The Relation between Names and Things in Crtylus and its Relation to the Problem of Nomos and Phusis
The Relation between Names and Things in Crtylus and its Relation to the Problem of Nomos and Phusis

Amirhossein Saket

Volume 13, Issue 26 , June 2019, , Pages 195-212

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2019.8039

Abstract
  The question concerning names and things discussed in Cratylus, repeats the old and fundamental philosophical subject of "phusis" and "nomos"; an essential issue which may be considered ...  Read More
Phronesis in Plato's Intellectual System
Phronesis in Plato's Intellectual System

Sahar Kavandi; Maryam Ahmadi

Volume 13, Issue 26 , June 2019, , Pages 317-337

https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2019.25509.1955

Abstract
  Phronesis is a fundamental term in Ancient Greek Philosophical tradition. This term is based on »wise- ruler« in Plato and »legislator- philosopher« thought ...  Read More
The Paradigmatic Significance of Perception in Mullā Ṣadrā’s Philosophy of Being
The Paradigmatic Significance of Perception in Mullā Ṣadrā’s Philosophy of Being

Anthony F. Shaker

Volume 12, Issue 24 , October 2018, , Pages 115-143

Abstract
  Ṣadrā presents the usefulness of the faculties of perception governed by the intellect as a fitting paradigm for understanding man’s being in the world in relation to the divine ...  Read More
Plato Seeking for “One Real Explanation” in Phaedo
Plato Seeking for “One Real Explanation” in Phaedo

Mohammad Bagher Ghomi; Mahdi Ghavam Safary

Volume 12, Issue 24 , October 2018, , Pages 219-240

Abstract
  What this essay is to discuss is Plato''s theory of explanation in Phaedo. In this dialogue, we observe that Socrates criticizes both the natural scientists’ explanations and ...  Read More
Paradox and Relativism
Paradox and Relativism

H. Muhammad Legenhausen

Volume 11, Issue 21 , December 2017, , Pages 75-80

Abstract
  Since the time of Plato, relativism has been attacked as a self-refuting theory. Today, there are two basic kinds of argument that are used to show that global relativism is logically ...  Read More
The Meaning of Life in Plato's Philosophy with Emphasis on the Doctrin of the
The Meaning of Life in Plato's Philosophy with Emphasis on the Doctrin of the "Form of Good"

Parvaneh Aghaei Togh; Majid Sadremajles; Hassan Fathi

Volume 10, Issue 18 , June 2016, , Pages 243-264

Abstract
  The question of the "meaning of life" and its answer, is one of the most important concerns of the human mind. Some argue that research of the meaning of life in fact is the study of ...  Read More
Illumination and Intuition on Plato
Illumination and Intuition on Plato

Maryam Soltani Kouhanestani; Majid Sadremajles

Volume 8, Issue 14 , September 2014, , Pages 1-26

Abstract
  The being of intuitive knowledge and it’s meaning have been conflicted between plato’s interpreters in the all times. some of them haven’t accepted such knowledge ...  Read More
Heidegger’s Deconstructive Interpretation of Plato
In the Light of
Platons Lehre Von der Wahrheit
Heidegger’s Deconstructive Interpretation of Plato In the Light of Platons Lehre Von der Wahrheit

Ali Asghar Mosleh; Reza Dehghani

Volume 6, Issue 10 , May 2012, , Pages 159-180

Abstract
  Heidegger’s interpretation of Plato related to turning (Kehre) period of his thought. In the Platons Lehre Von der Wahrheit (which pertains to this period), by interpreting Plato’s ...  Read More
An Analysis of the
An Analysis of the "Digression" in Plato's Theaetetus

Majid Sadrmajles

Volume 5, Issue 9 , November 2011, , Pages 129-145

Abstract
    The “Digression” in Plato’s Theaetetus (172-177) compares between philosopher’s life and orator’s of which I’m going to render an analytic ...  Read More