in the nineteenth century, with the rise of the literary schoolsin france and giving heed to oriental literacy and mysticalworks, the commentators and translators of ibn sina began towork on his treatises. since they knew ibn sina as anaristotelian philosopher, the following question was raised:why has aristotelian ibn sina given heed to mysticalattitudes? in response to the question whether or...

the present article has been prepared based on two field research studies undertaken to identify the vulnerable strata in rural areas of iran’s garmsar and dasht-e azadegan regions2. as will be demonstrated below, the findings of the two studies show that the development policies implemented during recent decades--policies emphasizing strategies of structural adjustment, liberalization, and pri...

Background: History of medical ethics shows a great attention toward morality and ethical behavior in practice of Iranian physicians. Traditional medical ethics with its conventional methods of teaching have been included in medical education by Iranian physicians over centuries. However, modern academic methods of medical education have also been introduced in medical schools. We aim to summar...