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Volume 1, Issue 4 (6-2003)
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Perceiving beauty is, in fact, a perception that is originated in mystical-experimental religiosity. In this regard, Molavi's view is not a mere theory; rather it is an expression of his practical experience and inner conduct. In his experience, love precedes the Good and God is situated on top of the pyramid of the Good. Molavi takes love as his most important object and searches perceiving beauty in God. Through conceiving beloved in God, the lover achieves high stages of perceiving the divine Good. In Molavi’s view, beauty is reflected in men's perception before it is realized in its external manifestations. And this is exactly the meaning of relativity in the conception of beauty and evil. In this connection, even the most evil manifestations of vice are considered. Perceiving beauty does not attempt to negate the evil in this world by philosophical simplifications and deification of beauty. In fact, it reveals its inner beauty through a profound interpretation of the evil. Molavi uses the parable of a painter in this context to interpret the world with a perception of beauty. The painter here is someone whose most important feature is beauty and is skillful in creating beauty. Therefore, Molavi's worldview of the Good is not just a theory. Neither is it merely a philosophical solution for negating evil. It is rather the natural result of his reconciliation with the world.

 

Volume 3, Issue 1 (4-2015)
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‘Love’, which has been so generously bestowed by God upon the inner and outer worlds of human beings is a fundamental and pivotal issue; since it has its roots in the nature of man and the essence of life, and attracts them subconsciously. Pluto (270 AD, p.203 or 204) and Molana (604- 672 Lunar) are among those thinkers, who have talked about and artistically elaborated on love and its related concepts. Influenced by the different thinking atmospheres of their time, their incompatible civilizations as well as other variables of their time that have differently affected them, the two high-minded elites, who had greatly affected the thinking of other thinkers educated by them, were led to view love differently. The examination of the reflections of Neo-platonic thinking in the literary and theosophical texts including Molana Jalal-o-Din Balkhi’s Masnavi is important in many ways, and the important phenomenon of love is a profound and mysterious concept that, in a way, connects Plato’s theosophy with that of Molavi. Certain concepts in the reviewed works of these prominent characters, which have sometimes been taken as identical and influenced by each other, do seem different in some cases.  Despite a huge time gap –almost a millennium- between the writing time of “a collection of Pluto’s woks” and Molana’s Masnavi”, this paper aims to compare and contrast the concept of love in these two works through the library method of research using descriptive, inferential and analytic approaches to scrutinize some manifestations of similarities and differences between the viewpoints of these outstanding figures in the realm of insight and wisdom.

Volume 3, Issue 1 (3-2023)
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Defining beauty is one of the most critical issues in philosophical aesthetics. Walking philosophers have brought or referred to the concept of "perfection" as one of the main elements of the definition of beauty. After explaining the views of Avicenna and Aquinas in this field, this research deals with the question of what is the place of the concept of perfection in the definition of the beauty of both of them. This research is descriptive-analytical. In the collection, it uses the library method, and in the analysis, it uses the qualitative method. The results of this research show that beauty is essential in the view of both philosophers about tangibles and abstractions. From Avicenna's perspective, the perfection of the senses should have three aesthetic elements: good order, good composition (composition), and good moderation. Aquinas also uses the concepts of pleasure, proportion, and clarity in his definitions. These elements in the definitions of beauty can be evaluated in some way in connection with the idea of the second perfection.
 

Volume 4, Issue 3 (10-2024)
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Allameh Muhammad Taqi Jafari has many and varied discussions on ethics, and by searching through these discussions, one can arrive at a coherent theory about moral value from his perspective. He has an aesthetic interpretation of moral value, and he believes that moral value at its highest level negates any utilitarian view. According to Allameh, Jamal Mutlaq, the beauty of God, is incapable of any explanation, but at a lower level, on an abstract level, a single explanation can be provided for different types of beauty based on the concept of harmony. The theory of existential fitness on moral value has significant similarities with Allameh Jafari's theory of moral beauty, and the important distinction between the two is in the issue of explicability of God's moral beauty. In this paper, a formulation of Allameh Jafari theory of moral beauty is presented and the extension of that theory in the theory of existential fitness is clarified.
 

Volume 4, Issue 13 (12-2011)
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Dark nature and Contemporary Persian Poetry Dr. Fateme Kupa(Associated Professor in Payam’e Noor University-center of Tehran) Mohsen Esmaeili Abstract: One of the nature-oriented characteristics of contemporary Persian poetry is paying attention to nature aspects and the objective world, that is because of application of darkness, twilight spaces obscure, mysterious and frightening atmospheres which are associated with boredom, outrage, ruin, downfall and naught for readers . These kinds of images in this research are called “Dark nature”. To bring in “Dark nature” is the cause of philosophic, socio-political changes and designing new ideas in aesthetic and anthropology topics in two last centuries of Europe. In this article, first of all, the effects of all factors are examined, then how they emerged in persian poetry will be discussed . Keywords: Naturalism, Dynamic Organism, Beauty and Sublimity, Reification.

Volume 5, Issue 3 (12-2017)
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Love in and traditionally wellness of soul mate in all around the world is pleasurable. It seems that soul mate of all poems and lovers is common in one feature: i.e. beauty ; the various characters of beauty will be different from land to land and from eyes to eyes ; Iranian and Arabic culture , with common origins, in many of literatures such as soul mate description, have great similarities. As far as meeting with love and beauty of soul mate looks and individual and personal object; the issue of effectiveness and impact between Iranian and Arabic culture are drawn. This effectiveness will be more clear by comparing two poems , especially the wars such as Noz’hat al-Majales by Jamal Khalil Shirvani on farsi in 7th century and Loving and beloved and the Musk and Brew by seri al-refah , in 4th century.
this work surveyed common themes in aesthetics and imagery of soul mate hair in Arabic and Farsi poem, by descriptive – analytical approach and comparative studies.
It is clear the in this assessment, our final achievement is not only comparing the work’s content and the minutes related to any bit , but also is expected pursuit of quality and expression and reflection of one of soul mate lover in both Arabic and Farsi poem. In fact, we have tried to ensure that how Iranian poet and writer deal with Arabic themes and works and how had concept, select, and seizure themes and imagery of hair.

Volume 8, Issue 2 (9-2018)
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Introduction Wherever there is beauty, there is love as well. In philosophical interpretation, love is the tendency to what man lacks, which is called “perfection”. Man’s soul is always trying to bring him to perfection, and beauty is an appeal for reaching perfection. Whatever apparently exists, is manifestation and blessing of holy God’s nature. Man, the vicegerent of God, has descended to this material world for a short time to fulfill his spiritual origin with his knowledge and authority. The aim of this study was to explain the concept of beauty from Islamic cosmological point of view to evaluate the works of architecture and urban planning.
Conclusion The beauty is derived from the perception of the real beings perceived in the material world as the material forms by the five senses, in the sensible world with the conceptual attributes of the intellect and in the world of hereafter by the heart (soul), in terms of the power, the appearance of the existence, and the capacity of the audience. The most comprehensive description of the intrinsic tendencies of man toward absolute perfection and unique being has been expressed in the Holy Quran by presenting 100 good adjectives and names of God. Any work that has these adjectives is more complete, so it is more beautiful. Man, as the vicegerent of God on earth, in his works, including the works of architecture and urbanism, must bring these adjectives and names to manifestation, and the more these adjectives and names be manifested in his work, the more beautiful the work of architecture and urbanism, and this indicator is a measure of distinction and a comparison of beauties.


Volume 11, Issue 1 (12-2023)
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According to the “Theory of Abjection”, the subject, upon entering the domain of the symbolic order, considers what he recognizes as alien and dangerous object for the borders of his subjectivity as “abjection” and tries to reject it. Julia Kristeva considers the literary text as a superior sign of abjection, a place where the author displays the contamination of people's souls and whatever causes these contamination, so that people can achieve exaltation and purification by using words and phrases and creating a suitable atmosphere. The present study, with descriptive analytical method, investigates and compares abjection in two works of The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Prince Ehtjab from two different countries in order to investigate the root of traumas and abjections of the Prince and Maureen’s soul through symbolic order. These two characters are looking for their innocence and removing the abjections from their lives, and they imagine that they are trying to join the pure order. In this regard, they use various methods such as denying the mother-child relationship, denying the mother as an abjection, trying to defend the privacy of subjectivity, struggling to remove the abjection and using unpleasant words. But in the end, their efforts are useless and they themselves have somehow become abjected, their hands are bloodstained and they drown into nothingness.

Volume 15, Issue 57 (7-2022)
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Ugliness, a philosophical concept, has been scrutinized throughout history from different vantage points. Some consider ugliness merely the lack of aesthetic, rejection of aesthetic, fundamental evil, valueless, and formless. At the same time, some believe that ugliness is the other side of the aesthetic coin, part of our existence that explicates new facets of our being. This study investigated the essential role of ugliness theory in literary studies within a systematic paradigm. The rhetorical and philosophical concept of beauty has been studied, and the reasons for the lack of ugliness studies in the literature have been investigated.  Furthermore, the benefits and applications of studying ugliness theory have been delineated, and it has been applied to one poem of Hafez. Applying ugliness theory to one poem revealed that ghazals (short lyric poem) of Hafez are not inconsistent and incoherent, as has been claimed by some literary critics. The study has demonstrated consistency and coherence in ghazals of Hafez which necessitates using ugliness theory in the revision studies of literary works such as Hafez’s. 
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This study aims to provide a helpful solution to the aesthetic criticism of the text with a fresh approach. Despite the increasing interest in Hafez studies and the efforts of Hafez scholars, an array of approaches to interpreting Hafez lyric poetry remains understudied. Even though Hafez poetry and other Persian literary texts have been extensively studied, no analysis has been made of the philosophical concept of ugliness and its sub-branches. This study examines how Hafez uses literary tricks to highlight ugliness through the use of Karl Rosenkrantz's aesthetic theory of ugliness in a lyric.
The aesthetics of ugliness argues that ugly is defined by negating beauty, rather than by connecting it to any conventional concept associated with condemnation, such as evil or materialism. Rosankranz, like Walter Benjamin, emphasized the ugly nature of aesthetic canons and their active role in the metropolis. His collection of caricatures and popular prints is extensive. Living and teaching in Koenigsberg, Rosenkranz simultaneously reacted to and illuminated urban phenomena from afar. "Aesthetics of Ugliness", published four years before Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal makes a significant contribution to both modernist experiments and the theory of beauty in the twenty-first century. First published in English, “Aesthetics of Ugliness” analyzes the concept of ugliness through modernist aesthetics and literature studies.
Rosencrantz's ugliness aesthetics theory was used to further explore the aesthetic aspects of Hafez poetry, and after applying and reviewing a lyric by Hafez, it was concluded that theory fits perfectly to analyze Hafez work. One of the most effective ways to express oneself is through literature. A ghazal, for example, was found to have a form and structure that are harmonious, despite its apparent incoherence, and the poet applies seemingly distant artistic structures to convey a single and coherent subject, as well as its beauty and ugliness. If the reader applies the cited theory and takes into consideration the identification of the single form present in each text, she or he will be unable to advocate personal opinions, but can instead present a theory based solely on the structure and texture of the text. Each text is analyzed according to this theory on four levels (form, style, inferiority, and ugliness). To achieve an objective examination of each text, the theory can be used as an efficient and appropriate tool to find its essence outside of the highlights and contradictory views of its artistic appearance. As a result, the reader is liberated from confusion.
This theory helps readers comprehend literary texts through the use of the form of each text and the explanation of the highlights. As a result, it provides theoretical and practical tools for the criticism of any text as well as qualitative criteria for measuring the quality of literary works.
It was found that by identifying precise relationships between contradictory and reciprocal artistic structures, one can gain a deeper understanding of the text's internal components and dark areas, which are demonstrated by the correlation of these contradictions and contrasts within the text's overall harmony and coherence. Because Hafez methods of using symmetry, contrast, contradiction, proportion, balance, humor, and ugliness create harmony and unity in the text, which finally reveals another aspect of Hafez artistic creations to the reader, the use of contradictions in the text paves the way for the emergence of a special artistic order that can in no way be regarded as incoherent or disturbing.
A theoretical analysis is provided in this article utilizing the library technique. In this examination, Hafez words and thoughts are examined from the standpoint of ugly aesthetic theory, which leads to a system of techniques and solutions for better understanding of literary texts. Among other artistic devices, the authors illustrate how the poet used comedy, absurdity, confrontation, and ambiguity to represent some of society's most unappealing aspects during this period.
 


Volume 21, Issue 2 (10-2015)
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Art has not been extensively discussed in the Islamic tradition, except a few instances in the Islamic Jurisprudence. There is no discussion of the essence or definition of art in Islamic scholarly spheres, including philosophical spheres. One can find nothing comparable to the philosophy of art as found in the Western philosophy, especially after the Eighteenth century, in the philosophical or mystical works of Muslim scholars, except a few references to similar discussions in the Islamic mystical works as part of their larger discussions on Futuwwat-namahs or on light. However, there are extensive discussions on beauty in Islamic scholarly literature. Most philosophers have mentioned beauty as part of their discussion on existence. Some mystics also after discussing the beauty of God,  have discussed about beauty in itself, expounding such terms as jama`l, husn, malaha, and so forth.Therefore, beauty and art in the Islamic tradition have to be discussed independently, and not in the framework of Western philosophy. What we have in Islamic tradition is aesthetics in its non-sensible kind. We have to avoid imposing Western philosophy on Islamic philosophy. Searching for common terms is not the right way for finding an Islamic philosophical system compatible to the Western philosophical system, relevant to the art that has developed in the context of Islamic culture and civilization.    
Reza Akbari,
Volume 28, Issue 1 (1-2021)
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Using light as a conceptual metaphor for his main philosophical framework, Mulla Sadra introduces some mystical-philosophical principles such as principality of existence, its gradation, unity, and substantial movement. By applying these principles on aesthetics, Mulla Sadra achieved some aesthetical principles such as the principality of beauty, its gradation, and unity. Having these principles in ontology, aesthetics, and regarding some anthropological principle to confront the complicated problems of art, it is reasonable to construct notions such as angelic art and satanic, wrathful, and carnal pseudo-art. The first is the result of a person's emanation who reached high levels of existence; others are due to existential emanations of those who have existential deficiencies. This paper shows that similar to art, love is also of four kinds.


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