Prof. Dr. Mahdi Esfahani
Die Leitung der Stiftung hat Prof. Dr. Mahdi Esfahani inne.
Lebenslauf
01/10/2016 Berufung zum Assistenzprofessor für Philosophie an der Al-Mustafa Universität in Qom, Geschäftsführer der Al-Mustafa Institut (in Deutschland, Berlin)
1/7/2014-30/9/2016: Postdoc and research project: mystical and philosophical fundaments of Islamic ethics in Qur’an, Institute of Comparative Ethics Freie Universität Berlin, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Bongardt.
27/3/2014: Ph.D. of Philosophy from Freie Universität Berlin, magna cum laude,(not published), Title: “Meaningfully Speakingof the Unlimitedness”.
07/01/2010-30/6/2013: Scholarship from Freie Universität Berlin(Elsa Neumann Stipendium)
10.2009:Ph. D. of Philosophy Iranian Institute of Philosophy1, Dissertation was described as Excellent, (Title: How we understand the names of God, a comparative study between pseudo-Dionysius Areopagiteand Ibn al-Arabi)
10.2006-04.2008:Research Stay at the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Figal
1995 – 2006:Study and Research on Islamic Philosophical Mysticism, Djelveh Noor Institute2, Tehran, Focus:1) Islamic mysticism2) Islamic Philosophy
1993 – 2006:Research on Quran Interpretation, FocusMystical Interpretation, Djelveh Noor Institute, Tehran.
2001 – 2004: Master Student of Western Philosophy, Institute of Humanitiesand Cultural Studies3, Tehran, (Average Rate 17.81 from 20.00) (Title: “How We Understand Being in Parmenides and Logos in Heraclitus”)
1993 –2002: Study of Islamic Philosophy, Djelveh Noor Institute, Tehran, Focus:1) Avicenna, 2) Mulla Sadra
1992 –2001: Study of Industrial Engineering, Technical Amirkabir University of Tehran
Forschungs- und Lehrerfahrungen
So. Se. 2015: Teaching in Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Comparative Ethics, Topic: Nicomachean Ethics from Aristotle to modern Islamic world.
6.2013-Today:research Project:a short Philosophical mystical interpretation of Qur’an, an etymological Dictionary of Qur’anic rootsand a new Translation of Qur’anbased on etymological investigations in German language.
WI.SE.2011: Teaching in FU Berlin, faculty of Philosophy,Topic: Philosophy of Religious Language.
WI. SE.2010: Teaching in FU Berlin, faculty of Philosophy, Topic: Anthropology in Latin and Islamic Context.
WI.SE.2009: Teaching in FU Berlin, faculty of Philosophy, Topic: Original Questions in Philosophy of Religion.
Oct. 2009 –Today:Teaching in Iranian Cultural Center Berlin.
2007– 2008:Researcher: Textbook of Islamic Philosophy, Djelve-Noor Institute (Tehran).
2005 – 2008: Researcher:Interpretive Manual of Islamic mysticism, in Persian and Arabic, Djelve-Noor Institute (Tehran).
2003 –2007: Lecturer: Teaching of the Western and Islamic logic, philosophy, mysticism and Qur’an interpretation, Djelve-Noor Institute (Tehran).
2003 –2006: Teacher: Teaching of Islamic Studies, at high schoollevel(Tehran)
1995 –2006: Teacher: Teaching of Persian literature, athigh school level (Tehran)
1993 –2000: Education and Training Consultant, at high school level (Tehran)