In
a press conference held yesterday, Gholam Reza Avani expounded on the future
programs of the Institute and said it has 22 members in its scientific board in
six groups with two main fields of study which are religious artistic
philosophy and ethical philosophy.
As
he said more than 40 research projects in six groups are being undertaken. The
Institute is the sponsor of the international Congress of Rumi and has so far
ordered some 148 articles.
He
went on to talk a little about the Ph,D courses of the Institute and said there
are 12 students and Islamic philosophy, seven in scientific studies and four
more foreign students from credited universities of the world are presently
taking PhD courses in the Institute. Moreover the Institute, as he added,
enjoys different educational workshops like article writing workshops and free
classes for philosophical studies which are attended by over 250 students.
Avani
said publication of a journal titled as Eternal Wisdom is another activity of
the Institute. What is more, the international Journals titled as Studying Rumi
and Islamic Philosophy are being prepared for publication by the Institute, he
said. Translation of Islamic philosophy texts into English, translation of some
parts of oral divinity, Alaei Databook and Molasadra's divine witnesses into
English are other plans and programs of the Institute.
Head
of the Hekmat and Philosophy of Iran Institute said one of the biggest plans of
the Center is revitalization of Avicenna's works in a critical and scientific
approach is top on the agenda. "This edition of the works is excellent in
quality, however, there still remains some 35 to 40% on works by the great
scientist which are in the form of manuscripts and need to be edited and
published," he added. "This is really a pity for all Islamic
countries."
"To complete the project we have to spend over four years
to gather data written by the scientist," he added, "the works will
be published in three categories: first, works which have never been published
before and are ready to be published now. Second, other works which have been
published previously and finally in the third category we are concerned with is
prominent works like the Shafa. The works will be published internationally.
Avani
went on to say that a comprehensive bibliography of Iranian philosophy in 18
volumes by the Institute will be published. The collection has not been
published yet but will be a fantastic resource for researchers.
Moreover
the minister of science, research and technology has given the permission of
establishing a center for conducting research on Rumi which will be in
different sections like philosophy, art and mysticism.
Source:
IBNA News Agency