Review and Critique of the Theory of "Decline of Political Thought in Iran"

Subject Areas : political sociology

Gholamreza Behdarvand Yani ¹ , seyed mohammad naser Taghavi ² , ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani ³

1 - Political Science-Political Thoughts, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - گروه علوم سیاسی، دانشکده علوم سیاسی،دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکز، تهران ایران
3 - Faculty member

Received: 2024-12-04 Accepted : 2025-01-19 Published : 2025-03-19

Keywords: Theory, decline, political thought, decline of political thought in Iran, Seyyed Javad Tabatabai.,

Abstract :

Seyyed Javad Tabatabai's theory with the title: "Decline of political thought in Iran" due to the acceptance and the declaration of the decline of political thought in Iran, is one of the topics to ponder in the field of political science, especially political thought.

 As accepting its validity will mean negating the political thought of thinkers like Imam Khomeini (RA). Therefore, it is very important to criticize this theory from different angles in iran and Islamic Revolution studies. Because some thinkers, contrary to Tabatabai's opinion, have spoken about the historical continuity of political thought in the works of great Iranian thinkers from many centuries until today.

The theory of "decline of political thought in Iran" as Seyyed Javad Tabatabai's hallmark theory, in addition to being specifically published in a book of the same name, is also known as a central theory in his thought that overshadowed other views and theories as well as the content of his other works and writings,leading him to the conclusion of "the decline of Iran."

Therefore, in this article, various issues have been discussed in line with the analysis of the available data contained in Tabatabai's works, as well as the theoretical framework of his theory of decay, and finally, the result of this review has been announced.

 Therefore, the most important goal of this article is to examine the validity of the theory of decay by examining and reflecting on all the works of Seyyed Javad Tabatabai along with examining the theoretical framework and examining the internal coherence of his writings and theory.

This research, relying on the "qualitative research" method and with a critical approach, has examined the "Theory of the Decline of Political Thought in Iran" from the perspectives of internal and external criticism.

 

 

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