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Omid Tofighian

    Het werk van Dr. Omid Tofighian verweeft filosofie op ingewikkelde wijze met interesses in retoriek, religie en populaire cultuur. Zijn betrokkenheid bij transnationalisme, ontheemding en discriminatie informeert diepgaand zijn bijdragen aan gemeenschapskunst- en culturele projecten, met name met vluchtelingen en jongeren. Tofighians publicaties duiken diep in de kruispunten van filosofisch onderzoek en maatschappelijke kwesties. Door zijn vertaalwerk vergroot hij ook de toegang tot de stemmen van andere schrijvers.

    Témoignage d'une île-prison
    Creating New Languages of Resistance
    Myth and Philosophy in Platonic Dialogues
    • 2024

      Creating New Languages of Resistance

      Translation, Public Philosophy and Border Violence

      • 252bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      Focusing on creative resistance, this work reflects on Omid Tofighian's 25 years of engagement with displaced, exiled, and incarcerated communities. It delves into significant themes such as epistemic injustice, kyriarchy, and border violence, offering both intellectual insights and personal experiences. Through this exploration, the book aims to foster new ways of understanding and articulating resistance against oppressive systems.

      Creating New Languages of Resistance
    • 2019
    • 2017

      This book rethinks Plato’s creation and use of myth by drawing on theories and methods from myth studies, religious studies, literary theory and related fields. Individual myths function differently depending on cultural practice, religious context or literary tradition, and this interdisciplinary study merges new perspectives in Plato studies with recent scholarship and theories pertaining to myth. Significant overlaps exist between prominent modern theories of myth and attitudes and approaches in studies of Plato’s myths. Considering recent developments in myth studies, this book asks new questions about the evaluation of myth in Plato. Its appreciation of the historical conditions shaping and directing the study of Plato’s myths opens deeper philosophical questions about the relationship between philosophy and myth and the relevance of myth studies to philosophical debates. It also extends the discussion to address philosophical questions and perspectives on the distinction between argument and narrative.

      Myth and Philosophy in Platonic Dialogues