Featured Symposium
سمپوزیون آیندهی ایران
Symposion-e Āyandeh-ye Irān
Symposium on the Future of Iran
چه آیندهای برای ایران متصور است؟
What future can be imagined for Iran? And what role does our intellectual heritage play in shaping it?
6 voices × 5-8 minutes each • ~1 hour
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Classic Format
The Drinking Party
A symposium is, by definition, a drinking party. Six faculty gather to discuss a topic, each bringing their distinct perspectives and voices. It is a process, a drama unfolding without resolution—an inquiry that moves through tension, disagreement, and unexpected insights.
And in the end, one drunken heretic interrupts, turning the conversation on its head. There is no final answer, only the living inquiry itself.
On Love
Six Voices:
- 1.PlatoThe Philosopher
- 2.AristotleThe Peripatetic
- 3.ShakespeareThe Bard
- 4.NietzscheThe Philosopher
- 5.Thomas AquinasThe Theologian
- 6.Mary ShelleyThe Novelist
The Interruption:
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