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We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Analyse Coin Concepts Constructs Explain Forget Midway Nature Our Own Reality Seem Society Start Them Use

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In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Answers Become Clear Order Questions

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People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.

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Topics: Afterwards Any Basic Basic Needs Concern First Higher Meeting Needs Only People Pursue Themselves

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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.

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Topics: Just Know People Should Want

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Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.

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Topics: Between Difficult Equilibrium Establishing Identity Intellectuals Islam Most Religious Tasks Truth

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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.

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Topics: After American Among Become Between Big Constantly Incidents Islam Issue Mark Mass Mass Media Media Question Question Mark Raise Relationship Terrorism

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As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnicity or an Islamic identity also came into being.

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Topics: Also Awareness Being Came Consciousness Decline Ethnicity Identity Islamic National Result

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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Anywhere Been Concept Energy Known Physicists Thing

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In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Attention Banner Centre Many Name Other People Some Themselves Things

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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Bits Break Components Concepts Consist Define Down Explain Must Problems Small Tackle Use

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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