{"product_id":"thoughtlessness-and-decadence-in-iran-alireza-shomali-9781438473789","title":"Thoughtlessness and Decadence in Iran: A Sojourn in Comparative Political Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridges Western and non-Western political thought to address the problem of democracy and political decadance in contemporary Iran and, by implication, similar Islamic societies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical decay in Islamic societies has for the most part been the subject of structural analyses while philosophical studies have been rare, often speculative and deterministic. \u003ci\u003eThoughtlessness and Decadence in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e explores from a theoretical perspective the problem of democracy deficit-or, political decadence-in contemporary Iran and, by implication, in present-day Middle Eastern societies. This decadence, the book argues, is in part a religion-based decadence, and deliverance from it requires collective thoughtfulness about religion. Alireza Shomali conceptualizes the Iranian Reality in terms of a lack of not only good life but also thinking of good living. This thoughtlessness means dissolution of critical consciousness and, as such, it heralds escalating decadence. At this moment of rapid decay, the book argues, thought must become relevant to society: the communicative practice of thinking must emerge to examine the pathologies of a religiously administrated life. Opening a dialogue between Adorno, Strauss, Farabi and Razi, among others, Shomali underlines the critical points of similarity and difference between these thinkers and envisions a \"local\" emancipatory project that, noting the specifics of the Iranian case, takes lessons from the Western experience without blind imitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alireza Shomali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438473788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438473789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Alireza Shomali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175395176703,"sku":"9781438473789","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6735e17-dbf6-4f17-ab5b-c6ee86127a22.jpg?v=1771333518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thoughtlessness-and-decadence-in-iran-alireza-shomali-9781438473789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}