Who is the Authentic Man? A Critical Analysis of Mostafa Malekian’s Reading of the Notion of Authenticity in accordance with Charles Taylor’s View

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

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PhD, Philosophy of Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The problem tackled in this research is Mostafa Malekian’s reading of the notion of authenticity. To do so, I have sought to explore Malekian’s views of the notion in his work. I will then draw upon the views of the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor as a justified reading of the phe-nomenon of authenticity which takes into account both individual and social dimensions of authenticity to analyze and criticize Malekian’s views. The method of research here is that of conceptual analysis, and I have criticized his view with both internal and external methods of criti-cism. The flaws of Malekian’s account include lack of historical insight, confusion of semantic boundaries of concepts, and ignorance of the social dimensions of authenticity.

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