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PhD (University of Exeter)
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Dr S. K. Toussi |
Position |
Senior Research Fellow |
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Interests |
- Islamic philosophy
- Islamic mysticism
- Comparative philosophy (Islamic and Western philosophy)
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Email |
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Tel |
0208 438 1202 Ext: 202 |
Profile
Dr. Toussi obtained his PhD in philosophy from the University of Exeter.
He is Head of Research and Publication at the Islamic College and is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies, a quarterly annual journal published by the Islamic College.
Teaching
He has lectured at the MA level on:
Islamic Philosophy
Islamic Mysticism
Islamic Theology
Comparative Philosophy (Islamic and Western philosophies)
Publications
Recent publications include:
- Introduction and annotations to The Return to Being; A Translation of Risalat al-Walayah by Sayyid M. H. Tabataba’i, ICAS Press 2009.
- The Central Importance of Spiritual Psychology in Mulla Sadra’s Philosophy, in the Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies, 2009.
- Mulla Sadra and Martin Heidegger: A Comparison of Political Philosophies, in the Journal of Ulum-e Siyasi (in Persian), vol. XI, no. 3, University of Baqir al-Ulum, Qum, autumn 2009.
- Introduction to translation of Breaking the Idols of Ignorance: Admonition of The Soi-Disant Sufi by Sadra, ICAS Press, 2008.
- Article: The Concept of ‘Love’ in Transcendent Philosophy: A Comparison between Mulla Sadra and Plato, in the Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies, 2008.
- Foreword to Spiritual Psychology (a translation of Al-Asfar al-Arba’a vol. VIII and IX by Mulla Sadra), ICAS Press, 2008.
- translations of ‘(from English to Persian) Therapeutic Philosophy’ (by David J. Rosner) and ‘Philosophy as Listening: The Lessons of Psychoanalysis’ (by Havi Carel), in What Philosophy Is, edited by Havi Carel and David Gamez, Tehran University Press, 2007.
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