Parviz Morewedge - Curriculum Vitae

Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Vita Summer 2014 Parviz Morewedge Curriculum Vitae A SUMMARY Expertise: philosophy, diplomacy, and management of organized research (a) publishing: 4 journals and over 400 books, (b) organizing conferences: co- chairperson of 32 years of annual history of philosophy; chair of 8 years of NYC-UN related conferences (diplomacy and conflict resolution) in the USA, and co-chair of six years of conferences abroad (globalization and diplomacy) in the People’s Republic of China (four times), Turkey, Egypt (twice), The Russian Federation (three times), and elsewhere; and (c) Facilitating collaboration among scholars and diplomats world-wide. B.A., M.A., and PhD (UCLA), author or editor of 14 books, over 70 essays/reviews published by Oxford [20 essays], Cambridge, Columbia, Fordham, NYU, SUNY, and other university presses. Works translated into Persian and Russian. Publications have been used as textbooks at Harvard U., Columbia U., NYU, UCLA, Fordham, SUNY, Princeton and elsewhere (Turkey, Iran, UK, Canada, etc.). Taught over 55 years (US Universities: Cornell, Columbia, NYU, Rutgers, SUNY System, State University of California System, Fordham U., UCLA and abroad); seminars in China, The Russian Federation, Egypt, Malaysia, Turkey, Iran, UK, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Canada, and Uzbekistan; organized international philosophy and religion conferences for 40 years in the US, China, Turkey, Egypt and the UK; and publisher of Africana, Jewish, Christian, East Asian, Greek philosophical texts and journals. Delivered lectures in Canada, UK, Italy, Turkey, Iran, Libya, Egypt (al-Azhar), Syria, Jordan, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, China, Belarus, and elsewhere. Publishing series on the globalization of knowledge” including: “The Economics of Globalization” and “The Globalization of Economic Theories.” Delivered a number of presentations at the UN for the United Nations Missions of the United States, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Directed internship projects for college students at various Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Permanent Missions of United Nations in New York City. Professional experience in the computer industry and system design: Senior Research Engineer at General Motors, Logical Design Engineer at Litton Industries, and Mathematician for Bendix Computers. Served on over twenty editorial boards and societies in the field of the history of philosophy; helped obtain over $1,000,000 in funding for publications. Dean of Humanities and Sciences, Summer 1976 for a 2 billion dollar project to map MIT in Isfahan, Iran; responsible for curriculum development, both graduate and undergraduate. NEH consultant to integrate “global studies” into the undergraduate curricula of a predominately minority college in Ohio. Outside examiner for graduate students at Princeton, NYU, Fordham, SUNY, Columbia, New School for Social Research, Rutgers, McGill (over seven MA and PhD students). Currently managing a project entitled “Studies in the Economics of Globalization of Economics and Globalization of Economic Thought (SEGET),” in collaboration with Professor Wei Xiaoping, Director of Marxist Studies at Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing PRC, Professor R. Nahser, De Paul University, Professor Samuel M. Natale, and others. Aim: to construct a meta-language that relates to a model of a post-Den Xiaoping vision of Marxism and a pragmatist model of capitalism (where a process language replaces the Cartesian view of science embedded in Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations; at the present, three books are in print in the SEGET series and five conferences have been organized on SEGET themes). Hobbies: Greek philosophy and philosophies of globalization, Chinese culture, psychological imports of Islamic nature-mysticism and aesthetics of classical art and music, reading history (especially of Central Asia) and psychology (therapeutic methodologies related to icons and ‘Sufism’), drawing and experimenting with ethnic arts of cooking (creating new dishes). Ethical agenda: teaching and furtherance of globalization of knowledge for sake of global conflict resolution. Favorite philosophers: Plato, Ibn Sina, Leibniz and Hume. Favorite cities: Shanghai, New York, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Florence, Isfahan and Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Bukhara/Samarkand/Khieva. Recommendations: available by request. DIPLOMACY Have attended conferences and had meeting with diplomats in Uzbekistan (11 times), Tajikistan (3 times), People’s Republic of China (4 times), Egypt (2 times), Russian Federation (3 times), Iran (5 times), Turkey (2 times), Belarus, Libya, Malaysia, Singapore, Jordan, Syria, and most of Western Europe, over 10 presentations at the United Nations for various missions. Advisor to several missions to UN. PERSONAL U.S. citizen; married (since 1962) to Dr. Rosmarie T. Morewedge (German Department, SUNY- Binghamton); one child, PhD Harvard University (see “Carey K. Morewedge” in www.google.com search), Associate Professor, Boston University, Boston, MA. PRESENT POSITIONS 1. Director, Global Scholarly Institute (www.gsi-web.org) and Global Scholarly Publications (www.gsp-online.org) (2002- present). 2. Senior Scholar in Residence. Division of Arts and Humanities; Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Philosophy. SUNY Old Westbury (2006-present). 3. UN Mission of Tajikistan, Advisor in Diplomacy (2012-present). 4. Honorary Professor of Diplomacy and International Law International University of Kyrgyzstan, Department of Diplomacy and International Law, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. 5. Honorary Professor, National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. 6. Professor and Coordinator, Foreign Language Section, Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, NYC Branch. Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Shi`a Studies (IJSS); Member of several editorial board of scholarly journals, such as International Journal of Decision Ethics (sponsor: Oxford University, UK), Scientific Journal of Vestnik MGU: Global Studies and Geopolitics (sponsor: Faculty of Global Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- University, Moscow, The Russian Federation), International Journal of Chinese, Indian, and Islamic Cultural Relations (sponsor: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, PRC). Former Editor-in-Chief Islamic Translation Series (5 years). OFFICES (1) New York City Office/Residence: Director, Global Scholarly Publications [email protected], [email protected] websites: http://www.gsp-online.org , or www.gsi- web.online. 220 Madison Avenue, Suite 11G, New York, NY 10016 (917-658-3430); fax 212-658-3430. (2) Senior Scholar in Residence, Division of Arts and Sciences Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Philosophy Room 00G, New Academic Village Buildings State University of New York Old Westbury, NY 11568-0210 Contacts: 516-876-3915/3110 (3) Additional residence-office 1204 Hartwick Lane, Vestal, NY 13850 607-722-4908 EDUCATION B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (1969), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Philosophy (Minors in Mathematics and Near Eastern Studies). Instructors: R. Carnap, R. Montague, E. A. Moody, N. Malcolm, John Wisdom, I. M. Bochenski, and others. Six years of training in computer industry. UNITED NATIONS AFFILATION Advisor on diplomacy to various missions of UN (2009-present). Member, Advisory Board, UN Chronicles (2006). Presenter at the United Nations with Brigham Young University (1998- ): President of Kyrgyzstan 2002, US Mission to the UN panel on Dialogue among Religions 2006, with Senior Members of Kazakhstan’s parliament 2006, and Ministers of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and others. Consultant for several UN Missions: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, People’s Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Republic of China, and others. Organizer for meetings at US Universities with participation of UN diplomats from Iran, Turkey, Syria, Uzbekistan, Libya, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and other countries. ORGANIZED RESEARCH For over thirty years I have been active in organized research in the history of ancient and medieval philosophy worldwide (publications, conferences, and obtaining grants). At present I am the director of Global Scholarly Publications (GSP) in New York City. 1. Officer of Several Societies, including the Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science (SSIPS) (1980-2000:Executive Secretary and Editor), International Society for Neoplatonic Studies (Member, Board of Directors; Co-Editor, Journal of Neoplatonic Studies, Studies in Neoplatonism), Council for Philosophical Studies of Neoplatonism, Managing Editor, International Journal of Decision Ethics (co-sponsored by Oxford University, UK), Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Shi`a Studies (IJSS), Journal of Chinese, Indian and Islamic Cultural Relations (JCIICR). 2. Conference Organizer: I have been engaged in organizing three kinds of conferences: (a) ancient and medieval philosophy (31 years); (b)conflict resolution and diplomacy (8 years with eight conferences at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Union Theological Seminary, State University of New York at Old Westbury, three at Fordham University, Lincoln Center), and Public Affairs Office of LDS [Lincoln Center Office]; (c) outside of US (several years, e.g., Turkey, Egypt [twice], People’s Republic of China [three times], and the Russian Federations [Summers 2010- 12]). —Remark on item (a): Since 1982. International Conferences on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy in the United States (Annual Conference, 32nd year). For the last 32 years, Anthony Preus (The Executive Secretary of Society for Ancient Greek Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Philosophy, SUNY-Binghamton) and I have organized International Multicultural Philosophy Conferences (over 200 speakers; sponsored by The Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science, the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, and the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, focusing on the history of philosophy (Greek, Africana, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Asian). These conferences have been convened at various universities (including SUNY, CUNY, Columbia, Cornell, and Fordham). Additional Conferences 1. Co-Chairperson, eight annual conferences in NYC on Challenges of Globalization in the 21st Century. 2. Co-Chairperson, a conference on “The International Forum of the Problem of the Development under the Trends of Globalization;” co-sponsored by “Society for the Study of Marxist Philosophical History of China,” at Remin University, (Beijing, PRC), July 18, 2011. 2. Co-Chairperson, a conference on “The 21 st Century Challenges of Globalization—PRC and the Globe;” co- sponsored by Central Institute for Socialism (Beijing, PRC), July 19, 2011. 3. Co-chairperson, a conference on “Globalization of Knowledge: Economics, Ecology and the Humanities;” cosponsored by Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, (Shanghai, PRC), July 25-26, 2011. 4. Chair: Conference on Decision Ethics 2011. SUNY OWB, Westbury, New York, March 28, 2011. Attended by scholars from PRC, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and elsewhere. 5. Chair: Conference on Globalization and Diplomacy, March 25, 2011, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, USA. Attended by diplomats (e.g. Minister of Culture of Tajikistan, The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Syria), scholars, and clergy. 6. Co-chairperson, 29th Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Fordham U. October 2010. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 7. Co-chairman, “A Conference on Conflict Resolution,” St. Petersburg, The Russian Federation, Host St. Petersburg School of Religion and Philosophy, 19-20, July 2010. 8. Co-chairman, “A Conference on Globalization: Russian Federation, West and China,” Moscow, the Russian Federation, Host: Moscow State University, 22-23, July 2010. 9. Co-chairperson, 28th Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Fordham U. October 2009. 10. Co-Chairperson, a Conference on “US-Sino Dialogue on Conflict Resolution,” PRC (July 14- 26, 2009) at five Chinese academic institutions: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Beijing; Central Socialist College, Beijing; Remin (People’s) University, Beijing; CASS, Shanghai; East Normal China University. 11. Co-Chairperson, a Conference on “Decision Ethics, 2009: Economy and Diplomacy,” LDS Center, NYC. April 25, 2009. 12. October 25, 2008, at Fordham University, “Diplomacy and Economics.” NYC, NY. 13. Co-chairperson, 26th Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Fordham U. October 2008. 14. International Conference in Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, and Luxor), Conflict Resolution: Islam, China and the West. July 20- 30, 2008. 15. Co-Chairperson of a Conference on US-Sino Dialogue on Conflict Resolution. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, PRC. July 24-27, 2007. 16. Co-chairperson of a Symposium on Leadership, Diplomacy, United Nations and Conflict Resolution at Fordham U., NY April 2006 (attended by five UN Ambassadors). 17. Co-chairperson, 24th Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Fordham U. 18. Co-chairperson of a symposium on conflict resolution, Fordham U. October 2006. 19. Co-chairperson, 23rd Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (with Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science) Fordham University, October 2005. 20. Co-chairperson, 22nd Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Fordham, October 2004. 21. Second Annual Conference on Conflict Resolution, March 2003, Cathedral of St. John, the Divine, NYC. 22. Co-chairperson, 21st Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Fordham U. October 2003. 23. Organizer of a panel, “Higher Education: A Global Perspective” for a conference on higher education, at Oxford University, UK, July 2002. 24. Co-chairperson, 20th Annual Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (Annual Meeting of Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science). Binghamton U., October 2001. 25. Member of the program committee for a conference on Meditation [Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion], Bard College, June 11-14, 2001. 26. Humanities and the Challenge of Globalization (China), with a branch of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences at Shanghai and other Chinese cities, Summer 2001. 27. Humanities and the Challenge of Globalization at the New Millennium (Turkey) at three Turkish Universities: Fateh U., Istanbul; Izmir Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- University, and Middle East Technical University (Ankara) Summer 2000. 28. [1992-2002] Organizer of conferences on Africana studies for various groups (African History Month for BU; New York: African Studies Association [editor], Nigerian African Philosophy Group, Africa and the Challenges of Globalization). 29. A conference on Dialogue among Religions at Cornell U., 1994. 30. [1970-1992] I organized a number of conferences on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Human Rights, etc. In addition, I organized a number of panels on History of Philosophy (Islamic and Greek) for the annual meeting of American Oriental Society in US and Canada. 5. Editor and Publisher For the last twenty years I have been active in publications of scholarly books for various organizations (e.g. 13 books for SUNY Press on Islamic Philosophy and Science (SSIPS). At the present I am the Director of Global Scholarly Publications (GSP), which functions as a consortium for editorial boards, scholarly societies, and academic institutions, with three foci: (a) Bilingual classics in (Print: Christian Greek and Latin, Chinese, Sanskrit- Indic, Persian, Arabic; Press: Tibetan, and Russian; plans for Japanese, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, Central Asian and others.) GSP has obtained funds for these series. (b)Scholarly texts in philosophy and religion, in the philosophical traditions of Greek, Islamic, Central and East Asian thoughts. (c) Scholarly journals (9 journals) in specialized fields in philosophy and religion. I also have been director of publications which has produced over 50 texts on classical Judaism (with assistance of Jacob Neusner) and some on Africana philosophy (with the assistance of Ali A. Mazrui; I am the editor of the NY chapter of African Association Teachers). Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Here is a partial list of publication series (past and present): 1. Islamic Translation Series: Philosophy, Mysticism and Theology (Bilingual Arabic/Persian and English texts); distributed through the University of Chicago Press. (Now Founding Editor; 1985- 1990 as past Editor in Chief. 2. Sudies in Islamic Philosophy and Science, Managing Editor. 3. Dowling College Press, Managing Editor of the following publications: Dowling Series in the Humanities and the Social Sciences and Mediterranean Perspectives (past). 4. Oneonta Philosophy Series, Managing Editor (past). 5. Brock Philosophical Society, Managing Editor (past). 6. International Journal of African Studies (Center for African Studies of the Central State University, Ohio), Managing Editor. 7. Translation of Chinese Classics (Bilingual Texts for American universities and three Chinese universities), Managing Officer. 8. Comparisons. Studies in Theology. Sponsored by Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College (past). 9. International Journal of Shi‘a Studies, Editor. 10. Journal of Chinese, Indian and Islamic Cultural Relations (JCIICR), Edited in Beijing, PRC [Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Philosophy Institute], Managing Editor. 11. International Journal of Decision Ethics, Managing Editor (sponsor, Oxford University). 4. Grants I have received a number of summer grants for faculty research at SUNY and CUNY. With Dr. S. H. Nasr I have received grants from the Social Science Research Council, and from NEH for evaluation of an undergraduate curricula of Central State University, Ohio. I have also received grants for the last thirty years for support of the scholarly activities of the Society for the Study of Islamic Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Philosophy and Science from various universities including Harvard, Princeton, Toronto, McGill, the University of Texas at Austin, Columbia, Washington, Utah, UCLA, and others. Global Publications has been directly and indirectly instrumental in obtaining over $1,000,000.00 in sales and grants for publication of scholarly texts. In addition, I have been active in assisting universities in obtaining grants for instructions in Islamic studies. Currently, I am writing a book on Medieval Islamic Philosophy (13th Century- Nasir ad-Din Tusi) [Grant received $15,000.] 5. Professional Experience and Teaching Graduate Studies Advisor Outside advisor for thesis and dissertation at Princeton (Candidate gained a tenure position at Harvard U.), Columbia U., NYU, Fordham, Rutgers, McGill, New School for Social Research, and various universities in Canada, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran and Malaysia. Teaching Areas Have taught graduate courses at Columbia, NYU, Cornell, Fordham and SUNY. Instruction in Farsi: have organized a course in NYC for university students in Farsi Language (grammar and conversation) Disciplines: Philosophy, Global Studies, Leadership Studies, Religion, Literature, intellectual history (Western, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and North African), history of medieval medicine, and history of logic and mathematics. Philosophy: Most undergraduate courses, including up to the fourth year. Undergraduate courses in Symbolic Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics, Graduate and advanced Seminars in History of Ancient (especially Neoplatonism), Medieval (Islamic, Jewish, and Christian), and Modern Rationalists. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Religion: History of World Religions. All aspects of Islam, especially Islamic Philosophy and Philosophical Theology; Comparative Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mysticism. History of Zoroastrian, Manichean, and African religions; Theology, Mysticism. Africana Studies: Philosophy and Religion. Islam in Africa. Intellectual History of North Africa (Medieval Period). New Meta-History of West-Africana Encounter. Language and Literature: Persian, all levels. Readings of Primary Classical Persian Philosophical and Mystical Texts (9 th century - Present, especially Medieval Sufi poetry of Rumi, Attar, and Jami; and Philosophical texts of Avicenna, and Nasir Khosrow). History of Persian Literature. Workshops in translation of Persian texts. History of Mystical Literature. Aesthetics. Philosophical and psychological analyses of art- field works in various Museums (e.g. Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russian Federations) 6. Teaching Experience I have professional experience in organized research, teaching, and computer science. I. (Summer 2012)Seminar in Visions of Beauty-Philosophical Reflections on the Museums of St Petersburg (School of Religion and Philosophy, ST Petersburg, Russian Federations II. (December 2009) Conducted a five lecture seminar on Diplomacy and Challenge of Globalization, for The University of World Economy and Diplomacy, (The Foreign Ministry, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) III. (2002- Present). Director Global Scholarly Publications (GSP; www.gsp-online.org); taught part time at various universities in the NYC area. (2007- Present). Senior Scholar in Resident. Departments of History and Philosophy. SUNY at Old Westbury IV. [1992-2002] Binghamton, New York State; also taught at London and Ankara. (1992-2002), Binghamton University, Director of Global Publications. Publications and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Global Cultural Studies (IGCS) and Department of Philosophy (PIC Program). Fellow and Managing Editor of Center for Medieval Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- and Renaissance Studies at SUNY-Binghamton; coordinated internships for Global Studies University faculty in English, Hispanic, Italian, Medieval Studies, Chinese, German, Computer Sciences, History, Africana Studies, and Asian Studies, at Global Publications. Student interns learned various facets of publication. Summer 1999. Visiting Professor. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Taught courses in philosophy and assisted in the supervision of M.A. and Ph.D. candidates. Summer 1998. Visiting Professor. Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. Taught a course on the influence of Greek Philosophy on Islamic Thought. Winter (January) 1997. Presidential Professor (adjunct). Dowling College. Taught two courses on the history of Western philosophy (Ancient and Modern). Summer 1995. Visiting Scholar. California State University at Sacramento. Taught (in Farsi) medieval Persian poetry Seminar and (in English) comparative mysticism. (Sponsors: the Iranian Community of Sacramento). 1993-95. Visiting Professor. Cornell University. Departments of Africana Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies (Spring 1993). Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Religious Studies (Fall 1993-95). Graduate courses in Africana religions. V. [1970-1992] New York City and the Middle East Summer 1977. Visiting Dean of the Humanities and Sciences. Arya Mehr University of Isfahan (Iran’s simulation of MIT). 1972-92. Professor of Philosophy. Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY). Philosophy, Religion and Africana studies. Part Time Positions: SUNY-Oneonta, 1992-95; New York University (Near East Studies, Graduate); Fordham U. (Graduate, Medieval Philosophy); School of Sacred Arts (Lectures on Comparative Mysticism). 1970-72. Lecturer (1970) and Visiting Scholar (1970-72). Columbia University (graduate programs in Philosophy and Middle Eastern Studies). VI. [1968-1970] NYC Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 1968-70. Assistant Professor of Philosophy. SUNY- Binghamton. VII. [1953-1968] LA, California 1959-68. Part Time Instructor. University of California at Los Angeles and State Universities of California in Los Angeles and Long Beach. 1959-65. Computer Industry (non-academic): Senior Research Engineer at General Motors Computer Division Logical Design Engineer at Litton Industries Mathematician at Bendix Computers 7. Publications Three texts have been used for graduate seminars at Harvard U., Columbia U., and elsewhere. Works have been translated to Persian and Russian. 7.I. Books 0. [Present Projects; I have received a grant to write a book on a medieval Muslim philosopher-mathematician, N. Tusi] 1.The Mystical Philosophy of Avicenna. Original essays on the philosophy of Avicenna. Binghamton 2002. 2. Nasir Khusraw: Knowledge and Liberation. Introduction and Analytic Commentary. Translation by D. M. Hunzai. London and New York: I. B. Tauris: Institute of Islamili Studies, 1998. 3. Essays in Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism. Oneonta: SUNY- Oneonta Philosophy Studies, 1995. Essays in Islamic intellectual history; pp. 262. 4. The Metaphysics of Tusi. Bilingual Edition. 120 page translation of Tusi's treatises "Proof of a Necessary Being," "Determinism and Destiny," and "Division of Existents," from medieval Persian. New York: SSIPS, 1992. 5. The Metaphysics of Mulla Sadra. (Kitab al- Masha`ir by Mulla Sa Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- dra) Bilingual Text. New York: SSIPS, 1992. from Arabic. 6. Neoplatonism and Islamic Thought. Editor. New York: State University of New York Press, 1992. International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, Studies in Neoplatonism: Ancient and Recent Series, Volume V; pp. 267. 7. Philosophies of Existence: Ancient and Medieval. Editor. New York: Fordham University Press, 1982; pp. 344. 8. Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism. Editor. New York: Caravan, 1981; pp. 245. 9. Islamic Philosophical Theology. Editor. New York: State University of New York Press, 1979; pp. 265. (Essays in honor of H. A. Wolfson). 10. The Metaphysics of Avicenna (Ibn Sina). New York and London: Columbia University Press (U.S.) and Routledge & Kegan Paul (U.K), UNESCO series, 1973; pp. 336. Reprint. Bard College. 2002. Translation of medieval Persian text with a 20 page Greek-Arabic-Persian-Latin Glossary comparing technical terms of Avicenna, Aristotle, and Latin writers, and 100 pages of commentary. (Reprinted in part in several texts on medieval philosophy, including texts published by Cambridge University Press; parts used as a textbook for graduate courses at Harvard, Columbia and other universities.) 11. Hope and Challenge, Mohammad Khatami. (ed). Binghamton: Global Publications, 1999. Mentioned in NY Times, Newsweek International. London Financial Time, C-Span, BBC, Voice of America, and over 50 media sources. Reviewed in New York Review of Books and the New Republic. 12. The Scholar; Between Thinking and Experience: Essays in the Honor of Ali A, Mazrui (the Global African), ed. Binghamton: Global Publications, 2002. 13. Hope and Challenge of the 21st Century: A Russian Vision; Medvelev, Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Putin, and Laverov. ed. Parviz Morewedge,. Including an essay on the role of The Russian Federation in the 21st Century. New York: Global Scholarly Publications, 2012 7.II. Articles and Reviews In Print (Numerous Russian translation of more than 15 essays on global studies (economics and diplomacy) have appeared in Central Asian media [Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan]) 70. “Tusi and the School of Ibn Arabi,” in Shi`a Tradition and Iran: Contemporary Global Perspectives. Edited Mohsen Eslami. New York: Global Scholarly Publications, 2013. pp.79-95. 69. Parviz Morewedge, “The Concept of Creation (Khalq)in Shi`a Cosmogony,” International Journal of Shi`a Studies VI.1 (Fall 2013) 68. “Global Dynamics of Eurasian Union for the 21st Century,” in Post USSR Diplomacy, CIS, and the Eurasian Union, edited Sergey G. Musienko. New York and Minks, 2013. 67. “ N. Tusi and the School of ibn Arabi,” in Essays in Shi`a Thought and Contemporary Iran, ed. Mohsen Eslami. New York, 2013. The following essays are for the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science and Technology in Islam. Editor: Ibrahim Kalan. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 66. Deduction and Induction 65. Logical Proofs in Science and Philosophy 64. Logic and Logical Terms 63. Translation of Persian and Greek Classical Text into Arabic 62. Al-Biruni 61. Illumination ((extended revision of a previous Oxford essay) 60. Nasir ad-Din Tusi (extended revision of a previous Oxford essay) 59. The Virtue 58. The Spirit 57. Knowledge and Its Types (ilm, marifah, etc.) 56. Isamili Philosophy Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 55. Estimation (Wahm) 54. “Introduction,” to Hope and Challenge of the 21st Century A Russian Vision. New York, 2012. 53. “The Effectiveness of the Anti-Crisis Program and Priorities of the Post-Crisis Development,( the example of Uzbekistan)’, in Essays on Anti-Crisis Strategies and Priorities for Post- Economic Growth. New York, 2010. Pp. 95- 99. 52. “Asceticism and Shi`a Thought,” International Journal of Shi`a Studies: V:1 (2007), pp.173-184. (printed 2010). A. Essays in Encyclopedias (The Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islamic World, 2009) 51. Jallal ad-Din Rumi” 50. Illumination” 49. Theology (Major essay) 48. Mir Damad 47. “Mulla Sadra” 46. “Nasir ad-Din Tusi” (Encyclopedia of Philosophy [new edition] McMillan, 2006). 45. “School of Qom,” 44. “Tusi,” (McMillan, Encyclopedia of Islam, ed. R. Martin, New York: McMillan, 2004.) 43. “Knowledge,” 42. “Kalam,” 41. “Islamic Philosophy,” B. Other publications in print 40. “The Transcendent Spirit, Private Language Fallacy, and the Islamization of Ibn Sina: Reflections on the Works of S. H. Nasr in “The Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, “ ed. L. H. Han. Chicago: Open Court, 2001. pp.735-752. 39. “Islamic Ecology as De-Alienation,” in Studies in Ancient and Medieval Ecology, ed. Thomas Robinson. Lexington Books, Md: 2001. 37-38. [Articles] “Ibn Tufail,” “Ibn Khaldun,” and “Averroes,” for Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Encyclopedia of African Philosophy and Religion, V. Y. Mudimbe. New York: Garland Publishers. 36. [Article] “Contemporary Theories of Alienation and the Concept of ‘No Otherness’ in The Enneads of Plotinus,” in Neoplatonism and Contemporary Thought, ed. R. Baine Harris. Vol. 8 of Studies in Neoplatonism: Ancient and Modern. SUNY Press (projected date 1998). 35.Review of Joep Lameer, Al-Farabi and Aristotelian Syllogistics, Greek Theory and Islamic Practice, for The Journal of History of Philosophy, Fall 1997. 34. (article) “Theology: Historical Overview,” in Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. Edited John L. Esposito. London: Oxford U. Press, 1995. Vol. Pp. 214-224. 33. (article) “Modern Islamic Philosophy,” in Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 1998 32. (article) “Neoplatonism,” in Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Education (forthcoming 1996). 31. (article) “The Onyx Crescent: Ali Mazrui on the Islam/Africa Axis,” in The Global African: A Portrait of Ali A. Mazrui. New York: Africa World Press, (forthcoming 1995), ed. O. H. Kokole. 50 pp. essay. 30. (review) of Salim Kemal, The Poetics of Alfarabi and Avicenna, Leiden and New York: Brill, 1990, and Deborah L. Black, Logic and Aristotle's Rhetoric and Poetics in Medieval Arabic Philosophy, Leiden and New York: Brill, 1990, in Journal of the History of Philosophy, 1992. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 29. (article) "The Internal Sense of Prehension (Wahm) in Islamic Philosophy," in Philosophies of Being and Mind: Ancient and Medieval, ed. James T.H. Martin, New York, 1992, pages 182-216. 28. (article) "Typologies of Islamic Mysticism," in Mystics of the Book, ed. R. Herrera (Lang, 1992), pages 335-360. 27. (article) "The Neoplatonic Structure of Some Islamic Mystical Doctrines," in Neoplatonism and Islamic Thought, editor, Albany: International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, Studies in Neoplatonism: Ancient and Recent Series, Volume V, 1990, 32 pages. 26. (article) "Greek Sources of Some Near Eastern Philosophies of Being and Existence," in Philosophies of Existence: Ancient and Medieval, editor, New York: Fordham University Press, 1982, pages 285-336. 25. (article) "Sufism, Neoplatonism, and Zaehner's Theistic Theory of Mysticism," in Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism, New York: Caravan, 1981 pp. 223-245. 24. (article) "A Third Version of the Ontological Argument in the ibn Sinian Metaphysics," in Islamic Philosophical Theology, editor, New York: State University of New York Press, 1979, pages 182- 222. 23. (review) F. Rahman, The Philosophy of Mulla Sadra, MESAB, 1977. 22. (review) L. Goodman, translator, Hayy ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tufail, in Philosophy East and West, 1977. 21. (review) F. Rosenthal, The Classical Heritage in Islam, in Philosophy East and West, 1977. 20. (article) "Critical Observations on Some Philosophies of Mysticism," in International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Fall, 1976, VII: 4, pages 409-424. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 19. (review) E. Yar-Shater and D. Bishop, editors, Biruni Symposium, in Afghanistan Council Newsletter, 1976. 18. (review) A. Schimmel, The Mystical Dimensions of Islam, in Choice, 1976. 17. (article) "The Analysis of ‘Substance’ in Tusi's Logic and in the ibn Sinian Tradition," in Essays in Islamic Philosophy and Science, G. F. Hourani, editor, Albany: SUNY Press, 1975, pages 158-188. This article was translated into Persian and published in Shiite Theology and Philosophy, M. Mohaghegh, editor, Tehran University Press, 1985. 16. (review) S. H. Nasr, editor, Sufi Essays, in Studi Internationazionali di Filosofia, 7: 1975, pages 238-239. 15. (review) M.L. West, editor, Early Greek Philosophy and the Orient, in Studi Internationazionali di Filosofia, 7: 1975, pages 233-235. 14. (article) "A Philosophical Interpretation of Rumi's Mystical Poetry: Light, the Mediator and the Way," in The Scholar and the Saint, P. Chelkowski, editor, New York: NYU Press, 1975, pages 187-216. 13. (review) A. A. Long, Hellenistic Philosophy, in Choice 11: 1974, page 1324. 12. (review) P. Seligman, The Apeiron of Anaximander, in Choice 11: 1974, page 1487. 11. (review) G. F. Hourani, Islamic Rationalism, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, 94:4, 1974, pages 541-544. 10. (review) J. S. Trimingham, The Sufi Order in Islam, in Choice, 1973, page 1222. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 9. (review article) "Aristotle and the Arabs, The Aristotelian Tradition in Islam," in Agora, II: 2, 1973, pages 92-99. 8. (article) "Philosophical Analysis and Ibn Sina's ‘Essence-Existence’ Distinction," in Journal of the American Oriental Society, 92: 3, 1972, pages 425-435. 7. (article) "Ibn Sina's concept of the Self," in The Philosophical Forum, IV: 1, 1972, pages 49-73. 6. (review) M. Watt, Islamic Revelation, in Choice,197, pages 8-9. 5. (article) "The Logic of Emanationism and Sufism in Ibn Sina," in Journal of the American Oriental Society, in two parts, part I: 91: 4, 1971, pages 467-476; part II: 92: 1, 1972, pages 425-435. 4. (article) "A Report on Recent Conferences on Islamic Philosophy in North America," in Studi Internazionali di Filosofia, II, 1970, pages 175- 188. 3. (review article) "A Major Contribution to the History of Islamic Philosophy," in Muslim World, LXII: 2, 1970, pages 148-157. 2. (article) "Contemporary Scholarship in Near Eastern Philo-sophy," in The Philosophical Forum, II: 1 1970, pages 122-140. 1. (article) "Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Malcolm and the Ontological Argument," The Monist, 54: 2, 1970, pages 234-249. NON-REFEREED PUBLISHED REPORTS FOR INTERNAL USE IN INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY 1. A program for regression (statistical analysis). This program is analogous to the PERT project system, which is designed to optimize cost, except that some input data is random. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 2. The logic of optimization for the design of error detection. (The logic of debugging the logical design of digital computers.) 3. Specification, mathematical analysis, and programming flow-chart for the guidance system of General Motors' F-111. 4. Mapping the test equations for the wing stability of the DC-8jet into a computable syntax. 5. A heuristic method for a fast numerical approximation program. (For Bendix Computers.) 6. A manual specification for a programming language for a semi-general purpose computer. (For General Motors.) 7. A logical analysis of a design for a fast multiplication scheme for a special purpose computer. (For General Motors.) 8. A syntax for the logic of a nerve-network bionic model of a many-way automata for social science domains. 9. A system designed to simulate the humanities and the science curricula of MIT for an Iranian University. A $2 billion dollars budget was allowed for the University. OFFICES HELD 1. Officer of Several Editorial Boards (please see page 2.) 2. Secretary-Treasurer, Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science (SSIPS) since 1970. 3. NEH consultant to evaluate the undergraduate education of Central State University, Ohio. 4. Editorial Secretary, Monographs in Islamic Religion and Theology, 1978-1985. 5. Editorial Secretary, Columbia University, Persian Studies Series, 1974-1978. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 6. Member of the Executive Committee, The Hamdard Foundation of Pakistan [Philosophy, Medical Ethics]. 7. Member of the Editorial Board, The Great Works of Philosophy Series of Reprints in Ancient Greek Philosophy. 8. Active members of the editorial board of four journals and ten book series. 8. Member, Board of Directors, International Society for Neoplatonic Studies. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES 1. American Philosophical Association, member 2. Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, member 3. International Society for Neoplatonism, member 4. Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, 1974-75, 1971-72 5. Research Associate at New York University 6. External Examiner for Ph.D./MA examiner in Islamic Philosophy at various universities including Columbia, Rutgers, NYU, McGill, Princeton, and others 7. External Examiner for Tenure Cases at SUNY, Brigham Young University, George Mason and others. 8. Reader for various philosophy journals, including Journal of the History of Ideas, Studi Internazionali di Filosofia, Oxford University Press, McGill, and others LECTURES (Partial List) 184. “ Philosophical Foundation of Mahalla as a Grass Root Movement,” in Urgench (Kharazm), Uzbekistan, May 2014. 183. “ Philosophical and Scientific Heritage in the Medieval East: Ibn Sina and Biruni,” for a Conference on “Heritage of the Medieval East in the Modern World,” in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, May 2014. 182. “ A Philosophical Model for Islamic Mysticism,” in School of Oriental Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Studies. Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May 2014. 181. “Two Salient Issues in Global Conflict in the 21st Century: Gender Relation and Dynamic of PRC’s Global Economics” in President’s University of Pub lic Administration –Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May 2014. 180. “Encounter between the West and PRC,” Tashkent State University of Law, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May 2014. 179. “Contemporary Significance of Islamic Philosophical Thought,” a presenta tion in National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 1, 2013. 178. “ Tajikistan’s Contribution to Civilization”- a presentation in Slavonic Tajik University in Dushanbe Tajikistan” – June 22, 2013. 177. Delivered a lecture on “Singapore’s Potential as the New Global Financial Center- notes on Switzerland, Shanghai, New York, and Abu Dhabi. Air Force Country Club, Meeting of Organization of Construction Industry of Singapore, Singapore, May 8, 2013 176. Delivered a lecture on “Dynamics of Globalization and South Asia, Economics; Post Rise of Labor Cost in PRC,” for Asia Business Continuity Conference” in Conference and Exhibition Center, Singapore, May 8, 2013. 175. Delivered a lecture on “Salient Diplomatic Challenges of the 21st Century for Uzbekistan, with Special Reference to PRC,” in Academy of State Government [President’s University to train Uzbek Diplomats] in Tashkent December 1, 2012. 174. Delivered a lecture on “The Global Significance of the US 2012 Presidential Election” in Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent November 30, 2012. 173. Delivered a lecture on “The Societal Dynamics of Mahalla in Uzbekistan” Samarqand, November 30, 2013. 172. Delivered a lecture on “Socio-Economics of Small and Medium Businesses in Light of Capitalism and the Challenge of 21st Century.” Tashkent, Uzbekistan. September 12-14, 2012. 171. Delivered a lecture on “Globalization and Higher Education: USA and Uzbekistan, ” for a conference on “Higher Education: Uzbekistan,” Tashkent, Uzbekistan. February 16-17, 2012. 170. Delivered a lecture on “Globalization and the Vision of Eurasian Union: Perspectives from USA,” for a Conference on “ CIS and the Eurasian Union,” Belarus, December 20-21, 2011. 169. Delivered a lecture on “Leibniz, Spinoza and Tusi on Free Will and Determinism” for a Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Fordham University, New York , October 2011. 168. Delivered a lecture on “Application of Contemporary Analytic Philosophy and Logic to a Model for Post Deng Xiaoping PRC Marxism,” for a Conference hosted by “ Society for the Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Philosophic Marxist History of China,” in Renmin University in Beijing, PRC, July 2011. 167. Delivered a lecture on “USA, PRC and Islam Encounter the 21st Century” For Central Institute for Socialism, in Beijing, PRC, July 2011. 166. Delivered a lecture on “USA and Challenges of the 21st Century: Demographic, economic, global Islam and PRC,” for a Conference in Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai, PRC, July 2011. 165 Delivered lecture on a conference on “Democracy and Human Rights,” in Tashkent for a conference on “Concept of Further Deepening Democratic Reforms and Forming a Civil Society in Uzbekistan.” April 22, 2011. 164. Delivered a lecture on “USA and Four Challenges of Globalization,” in the University of World Diplomacy and Economy, April 19, 2011. 163. Delivered a lecture on “Demographic and Economic Challenges of Globalization to the West,” in Oriental Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 20, 2011. 162. “Democracy and Human Rights,” Conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 22- 23, 2011. 161. “Uzbekistan Meets the Ecological Challenge of the 21st Century,” in a Conference on “Trans-Boundary Environmental Problems of Central Asia: The Application of International Legal Mechanisms to their Solution” Organized by Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan; 17 November 2010. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 160. “Reflections on Uzbek’s Transportation Corridor to Persian Gulf,” in a conference on “The Central Asian Transit Corridor: Prospect for attracting International Transit Freight Flows,” Organized by Center for Political Studies, 18 November 2010Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 159. “The Psychological Ethics of Shi`a Tradition” Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October , 2010 158. “Process Philosophy and Globalization of Knowledge of Economic Thoughts,” in “A Conference on Globalization: Russian Federation, West and China,” Moscow, the Russian Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Federation, Host: Moscow State University, 22- 23, July 2010. 157. “Globalization of Knowledge Projects” in “A Conference on Conflict Resolution,” St. Petersburg, The Russian Federation, Host St. Petersburg School of Religion and Philosophy, 19-20, July 2010. 156. “ Zoroastrian, Shi`a, and Some German doctrines on Passions and the will,” Ethics of Pleasure in the Mystical Theology of N. Tusi, Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October , 2009 155. Paper submitted, “Tajikistan: an historical perspective,” at a conference in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) on “Ibn Hanifa and Religious Tolerance,” October 4-6, 2009. 154. “Diplomacy, Tolerance and Challenge of Globalization: Conflict Resolution: Middle East and the USA,” delivered in NYC, Sept 2009 on a panel organized for The Mission of Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN. 153. Delivered a paper on Historical Roots of Democracy from Zoroaster till the present, Samarqand [Uzbekistan], September 7- 10, 2009; host Central Election Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan’s Government. 152. Delivered paper on “A Logical Model for Marxism as an empirical-historical methodology_ some problems on labor theory of Value,” in Central Institute for Socialism ( a PRC governmental academy,” Beijing, July, 19, 2009. 151. Delivered a paper on “Reflections on the Logic of a Meta-Language for a Version of Capitalism and a Version of Marxism – Two Languages for the Same Global Market,” in Renmin University in Beijing July, 2009. 150. Delivered a paper on “Three Challenges of Globalization to the United States and its Encounter with China and Muslims,” July 25, 2009 at [Hosts] Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and East China Normal University . 149. Delivered a paper on Uzbekistan’s Economic Response to Global Economic Crises at a Conference in Tashkent May 22, 2009 (Host Ministry of Finance and Economics, Uzbekistan’s Government). 148. “The concept of Agape-Care in the Mystical Theology of Tusi and Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Schopenhauer on Roots of Gender related pleasures, ” Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October 2008 147. “Islam, West and China: Economics of Globalization,” Cairo, Egypt, Conference on Islam and the Globe: Challenges of Globalization. July 2008. 146. “The Islamic Tradition of Religious Tolerance and Technology,” delivered in NYC, Sept 2008 on a panel organized by The Mission of Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN. 145. “ Ethics of Pleasure in the Mystical Theology of N. Tusi, Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October 2007 144.“China and Challenge of Globalization,” Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, PRP July 2007. 143. “Tajikistan and Challenge of Globalization,” UN June 2007 142. “Libya and Challenge of Democracy in Light of Globalization,” Libya March 2007. 141. “Kazakhstan and Challenge of Globalization” UN, November 2006. 140. “Ibn Sina and Tusi on a Phenomenological Refutation of Medieval Atomists”, Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October 2006. 139. “Islamic Concept of “care”- ethics of praxis,” Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October 2005. 138. “Tusi, Avicenna and Descartes on the Notion of the Self,” Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October 2004. 137. “Tusi’s notion of Infinity: Reflections on Islamic Mathematics” Ancient and Medieval Conference, Fordham U., October 2004. 136. “ Central Asia in Global Politics of the 21st Century,” On the Occasion of offering honorary Ph.D. degree to the President and the First Lady of Kyrgyz Republic,” Utah, Valley State College, September 27, 2004. 135. “Tajikistan, USA and China, New Directions for Central Asia,” Tajikistan, National University and Center for National Archives, August 22-24, 2004. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 134. “Central Asia’s Role in Globalization of Knowledge,” Kyrgyz Republic, UNESCO Conference on “Central Asia and Globalization: Clash of Civilizations or Dialogue among Cultures?” Kyrgyz Republic, June 11, 2004. 133. “Ibn Sina’s Ontology of Intentional Process,” Fordham U., Oct. 2003 132. “Globalization of Knowledge,” at the United Nations, Sept. 2003 131.“Globalization and Central Asia” Bishkek U., Kyrgyz Republic August 2003. 130. “Love and Mysticism in Islamic Philosophy,” Bucknell U., Fall 2003 129. “Theodicies of Leibniz and Tusi,” St. John the Divine, Spring 2003. 128. Bard College. “A Critique of Recent Scholarship in Islamic Theology,” at the Bard Institute of Advanced Theology Lecture Series. June 2001. 127. “ Islamic Phenomenology: Being and Persons,” at the American Philosophical Association Meeting, Eastern Division, NYC Dec. 2001. 126. Egypt: “Islamic Theology and the Global Age,” Al-Azhar University at Cairo, Egypt. May 2001. 125. Syria: “New Dimensions of Islamic Philosophy,” University of Damascus, Syria. May 2001. 124. Jordan: “The Doctrine of Unity of Existents in Islamic Philosophical Theology,” University of Amman, Jordan. May 2001. 123. China: “Non-Greek Elements in Islamic Philosophy,” East Normal China University at Shanghai, China. May 2001. 122. China: “Western Perspectives on China: Reflections on the Pragmatics of Meta-history for the Global Age,” Zhongshan U.in Gaungzhou, May 2001. 121. “Islamic Phenomenology,” American Philosophy Association, NYC, December 2000. 120. “Ibn Sina’s Necessary Existent and the God of Monotheism” at the 20th Annual Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Meeting of the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy and the Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science. Binghamton. October 2000. 119. “Three Dimensions of Avicenna’s Philosophical Method,” Annual Philosophy Conference, October 2000. 118. “Tusi and Philosophical Analysis,” SSIPS/SAGP Annual Philosophy Conference, October 1999. 115-117. Turkey, June 1999. “Greek Thought and Islamic Theology,” Istanbul; “New Perspectives on Islamic Philosophical Theology,” Izmir; “Heidegger and Avicenna on ‘Being-in-the World’,” Ankara. 114. “Islamic Philosophy and Sufism,” London Institute of Ismaili Studies, May 1999. 113. “Globalism, Islam and the West,” British Museum, on the Occasion of the Celebration of the ITS Series, May 1999. 109-112. Four Lectures in Four Turkish Academic Institutions, Summer 1999. “Islam and the Challenge of Globalism,” at Konya, “Leibniz and Tusi on Theodicy,” at Ankara, “An Islamic Hermeneutic – Re-reading Augustine and Descartes, Using Avicenna’s Ontological Argument, ’’ and “Critical Evaluation of Some Recent Scholarship of Islamic Philosophy,” Istanbul. Summer, 1999. 107-108. “Tusi and Carnap on Reconstructionalism,” “A Mystical Depiction of Love and Knowledge as a Solution to the Free Will/DeterminismControversy,” at SUNY at Potsdam, April 1999. 106. "Ibn Sina and Tusi on a Phenomenological Depiction of Material Substance, " SSIPS/SAGP Annual Philosophy Conference, Binghamton, October 1998. 105. "The Ethics of Global Perspective in Multicultural Studies, " United Nations, NYC, on the Occasion of the Celebration of the ITS Series, May 1998. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 104. [Invited] "Greek Philosophy and the Study of Islamic Philosophy," March 3, 1998. 103. "The Ethics of Globalization and the Theology of the Latter Day Saints." Same lectures presented in Washington D.C. (Feb.3, ‘98) and Los Angeles (Feb. 11, ‘98). 100-2. Three Lectures in Tehran, Iran, "Recent Scholarship in Western Philosophy and the Islamic Philosophical Tradition," "Cognitive Science in Contemporary Philosophy," and "The Philosophy of R. Carnap," January 1998. 99. "Intentionality in Later Islamic Philosophy," SSIPS/SAGP annual meeting, Binghamton U., Oct 1997. 98. "Rumi and Greek Philosophy," Columbia U., July 1997. 97. "Islamic Universalism," Brock University, Canada, June 1997. 96. "Carnap's Reconstructionalism and Tusi's Ontology," SSIPS/SAGP 1997 Conference. 95. "Avicenna and Christian Philosophy, " invited speaker for the annual Aquinas Lectures, Philosophy Department, Brock University, Canada, January 24, 1997. 94. "Light Symbolism in Islamic Mysticism, " Lecture Series at Temple Concord, Jewish Reform Synagogue at Binghamton, December 7, 1996. 93. "An Analysis of the Triple-Heritage Model (Indigenous, Christian and Muslim) for African History, " African Studies Association, San Francisco, November 1996. 92. "An Analysis of Nasir Khusrow’s Hermeneutic Epistemology, " SSIPS/SAGP 1996 Conference, Binghamton, NY, October 1996. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 91. "Being, Truth and Mysticism, " Antioch College, Ohio, September 1996 90. "A Meta-History for the Medieval Mediterranean World and Its Implication for African History,” and “The Myth of Isis in the Light of Analytical Psychology,” Central State University, Ohio, September 1996. 86-89. Four Lectures at The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 18 - August 3. “What is Islamic Mysticism?,” “Modern Islamic Epistemology,” “Ibn Sina’s Theodicy,” and “Time and Existents in Later Islamic Philosophy.” 85. “The Ontological Dimensions of Muslim Theodicy of Destiny,” SUNY Buffalo, April 1996. A Symposium in the Honor of George F. Hourani. 84. “Three Dimensions of Islamic Intellectual Tradition: Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism,” Rome, Italy, August 1996. 83. “The Ontology of Process in Later Islamic Philosophy,” The Meeting of Societe Internationale d’Histoire des Sciences et de la Philosophie Arab et Islamiques. March, 1996, Smithsonian Institution and Library of Congress, Washington D.C. March 28-30, 1996. 82. “Four Senses of ‘Monistic’ Mysticism: Theo-Monism, Nature Mysticism, Neo- platonic (Eidetic), and Existential: a critique of typologies of R.C. Zaehner and M. Steober.” Istanbul, Turkey, July 1996. 81. “A Depiction of Avicenna's Theory of Being, Existence and Essence Using Modern Symbolic Logic,” SSIPS-SAGP-ISNS. Conference, Binghamton, Oct.95 80. “Medieval Islamic Mystical Poetry in Rumi and Shabistari,” also, the Chair Person on a Panel on Islamic Philosophy, The Fourth Congress of Societas Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Iranologica Europaea, at Cambridge University, England, Sept. 1995 79. “Sufic Terms in Medieval Persian Poetry” (in Farsi), Iranian Club of San Diego, July 1995. 78. “Contemporary Theories of Alienation and Neoplatonism,” ISNS at Vanderbilt University, May 1995. 77. “Islamic Theology,” and “Islamic Mysticism,” [2 lectures], Cornell University, May 1995. 76. “Contemporary Mathematics, Time and Many-Way Automata,” SUNY Oneonta, Mathematics Club Guest Lecture Series. April 1995 75. “Tusi and Avicenna on Impossibility of Atoms and Their Philosophy of The Infinite,” SSIPS-SAGP-ISNS Conference, Binghamton, Oct. 1994. 74. “Reading Persian Medieval Sufi Poetry,” (in Farsi) Institute of Islamic Studies of McGill University, Seminar in Persian Studies, Montreal, March 1994. 73. “Mystical Love in Islamic Philosophy,” Institute of Islamic Studies of McGill University, Guest Lecture Series, Montreal, March 1994. 72. “The Living Existential Encounter with the Phenomenon of Death According to Persian Poets: Parvin Etesami and Iraj Mirza,” (delivered in Farsi), Iranian Club of Montreal. Montreal, Canada, March 1994. 71. “Free Will and Determinism in Shica Theology,” at Temple University, March 1993. 70. “The Self and Community in Islamic Society,” at IGCS-NYU Conference on Human Rights, April 1993. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 69. “Africana's Contribution to the Development of Philosophy During the Middle Ages,” Cornell University, Africana Guest Lecture Series, May 1993. 68. “Existence in the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra,” at SSIPS-SAGP- ISNS Conference at Columbia University, October 1992. 67. “The World at the Age of Columbus,” at Binghamton University, September, 1992. 66. “An Exposition of Three Metaphysical Texts of Nasir ad-Din Tusi” at SSIPS-SAGP-ISNS conference, CUNY, October, 1991. 65. “Analytics of the Logic of Change in Sufic Theories of Persons,” at SSIPS-SAGP-ISNS Conference, CUNY, October 1990. 64. “Philosophical Dimensions of Sufism,” at conference on “Typologies of Mysticism,” at Seton Hall, Fall, 1989. 63. “Three Concepts of the Self in Islamic Philosophy,” at SSIPS- SAGP-ISNS conference, NYC, October 1989. 62. “Analysis of the Ethics of ‘Mystical Passion’ in Sufism,” SSIPS- SAGP-ISNS conference, NYC, October 1988. 61. “A Model of Mystical Experience,” at conference on “The Nature of Religious Belief,” at City College, CUNY, NYC November 1987. 60. “Non-Platonic Elements of Islamic Mysticism,” at SSIPS- SAGP-ISNS conference, NYC, October 1987. 59. “The Archetypes in Islamic Literature: The Devil, The Fire, The Feminine, and The Savior,” at the School of Sacred Arts, NYC, November, 1987. 58. “The Meta-Ethics of Sufism,” at a conference on “Practical Reason, Ethics and Political Philosophy in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Philosophy,” NYC, October 1986. 57. “Sacred Love and Mysticism,” Stevens Institute of Technology, March 1986. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 56. “Practical Reason in Greek and Islamic Philosophy,” at a conference on “Aristotle and Islamic Thought,” NYC, October 1984. 55. “Non-Aristotelian Dimensions of Islamic Philosophy,” at a conference on “Aristotle and Islamic Thought,” NYC, October 1984. 54. "The Platonic Form of the Good as a source of the Ultimate Being in Islamic Mysticism," at a conference on "Plato and Islamic Philosophy," NYC, October, 1983. 53. "Neoplatonism and Islamic Philosophy," at a conference on "Neoplatonism and Islamic Thought," NYC, 1982. 52."Imageries of Neoplatonic Emanationism in Islamic Philosophy," at the annual meeting of the Metaphysical Society of America, at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., March 1982. 51. "The Concept of the Unity of Being in Islamic Philosophy," at the annual meeting of SSIPS and AOS, at Harvard University, Boston, March 1981. 50. "The Mystical Dimensions of Islamic religion and Philosophy," at Mercy College conference on Islam, October 1980. 49. "Monistic and Theistic Mysticism in Islamic and Greek Philosophies," at the annual meeting of SSIPS and AOS at the University of California at Berkeley, April 1980. 48. "Mysticism in the Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean World," at Pennsylvania State University conference on the Mediterranean World, April 1979. 47. "Marxism and Islamic Philosophy," at the annual meeting of SSIPS and AOS at Washington University of St. Louis, April 1979. 46. "A Philosophical Analysis of Mysticism," University of Chicago Guest Lecture Series, Near Eastern Center, May 1978. 45. "Rumi's Mysticism in Light of Some Greek Philosophical Doctrines," (in Persian) at the University of Chicago Guest Lecture Series, Persian Circle, May 1978. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 44. "Islamic and Greek Metaphysics," at the annual meeting of SSIPS and AOS at the University of Toronto, April 1978. 43. "Contemporary Analytic Philosophy and its Criticism of Naturalistic Philosophies of Marxism and Psychoanalysis," a public lecture delivered at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy (in Persian), January 1977. 42. "Significant Issues in Contemporary American and English Philosophies," a seminar conducted at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, Tehran, January 1977 (a six-hour lecture/discussion workshop). 41. "Four Aspects of Sufism in Light of Some Western Philosophies," at the annual meeting of MESA, 1976 Los Angeles. 40. "Neoplatonism and Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism," at the Third Conference of ISNS, Brock University, Canada 1976. 39. "Three Phases in the Development of Scholarship on Islamic Philosophy," Panel on the American Contribution to the Study of Islamic Philosophy, Bicentennial Symposium of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center, organized by Peter Caws, October 1976. 38. "A Monistic Depiction of the ibn Sinian Concept of ‘Existence’ in Light of Near Eastern Mystical Systems," International Philosophy conference sponsored by several philosophical societies, NYC, 1976. 37. "Symbolic Logic and Universals," a public lecture presented in Persian at the University of Shiraz, Iran and the University of Isfahan, December 1975. 36. "Science and Truth," in Persian at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, Tehran, December 1975. 35. "Three Aspects of Cosmological Explanation in ibn Sina," at the conference of the American Oriental Society at Catholic University, Washington D.C., 1973. 34. "The Concept of Existence in Medieval Philosophy," New York University Philosophy Lecture Series, 1973. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 33. "Themes Common to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Mysticism," at Adelphi University, 1973. 32. Commentary on a paper on "Life and Death," New Jersey Philosophical Association, 1973. 31. "Aristotle and ibn Sina on Explanation in Physics," MESA conference at SUNY Binghamton, 1972. 30. Commentary on a panel on "God as the Ultimate Explanation," at the second meeting of the New Jersey Philosophical Association, 1972. 29. Commentary on a panel on "The Problem of God's Existence," at the first meeting of The New Jersey Philosophical Association, 1972. 28. "Thought and Activity in the Mysticism of ibn Sina and Suhrawardi," at the AOS conference, Chapel Hill, 1972 . 27. "The Logic of Suhrawardi's Proof for the Existence of the Self," at the MESA conference, Denver, 1971 . 26. "The Concept of `Active Intelligence' in ibn Sina and Suhrawardi," at the AOS conference, Boston, 1971. 25. "The Automation of Kalam Fragments," Symposium in Honor of H.A. Wolfson, Harvard University, 1971. 24. "Ibn Sina's Method in Three Texts on Metaphysics and a Point on Philosophical Analysis," at the first international conference of SSIPS at Columbia, 1971. 23. "Ibn Sina, Descartes and Kant on Explicating the ‘Materiality’ of a Bodily Substance," at the MESA conference at Ohio State, 1970. 22. "Nasir ad-Din Tusi's Analysis of the Concept of Substance and the Distinction Between Science and Metaphysics in ibn Sina's Philosophy," at the conference on Islamic Philosophy and the Secular Sciences, at SUNY Binghamton, 1970. 21. "The Problem of Universals (Compared With the `Essence- Existence' Distinction in Islamic Philosophy)," in Persian, in a three lecture series at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, at Tehran, December 1975. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 20. "Philosophy and Mysticism," William Patterson College Lecture Series, 1975. 19. "The Mystical Concept of Self in Persian Poetry," at the Freer Gallery of Art, sponsored by the Cultural Department of the Iranian Embassy, Washington D.C., and the Freer Art Gallery. 18. "Iranian Contributions to the Development of Geometry and Algebra: the cases of Omar Khayyam and al-Khawrazmi," at the conference on Iran, Calloway Gardens, Georgia, 1975. 17. "Symbolism, Love and Salvation in Persian Mystical Poetry," University of California at Los Angeles Near Eastern Lecture Series, 1974. 16. "Suhrawardi's Cosmological System in Light of Greek- Alexandrian Cosmologies," at the MESA conference at Boston University, 1974. 15. "Landmarks in Jewish Intellectual History: Philo, Maimonides, Spinoza and Buber: Four Judaic Responses to Non-Jewish Intellectual History," University of Utah Middle East Center Lecture, 1974. 14. "The Structural Analysis of Symbolism in Medieval Persian Mystical Poetry: Techniques and Reflections," University of Utah Languages and Literature Department Lecture, 1974. 13. "Medieval Nominalism and its Contemporary Significance," University of Utah Philosophy Department Lecture, 1974. 12. "The Classification of Sciences in Near Eastern Medieval Intellectual History with Special Reference to Logic and the Categories," University of Utah History Department Lecture, 1974. 11. "A Philosophical Model for Rumi's Mysticism: Light, the Sage, and the Way," International Conference on Rumi and Biruni, New York University, 1974. 10. "Light in Later Islamic Cosmologies," at the MESA conference, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,1973. 9. "Mystical Symbolism in Rumi's Poetry," Iran Center Conference, Columbia University, 1973. Parviz Morewedge, Vitae 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- 8. "The Pragmatics of the Concept of Wahm, ‘Conceptual Imagination’ in Near Eastern Philosophies and Contemporary Epistemologies," at the AOS conference, Johns Hopkins University, 1973. 7. "An Analysis of ‘Mysticism’ in Islamic Philosophy," Carleton University Religion-Philosophy Lecture Series, Ottawa, Canada, 1970. 6. "An Analysis of `Ultimate Being--God' in Near Eastern Philosophy and Mysticism," SUNY Binghamton Lectures in the Humanities Series, 1970. 5. "On Contemporary Scholarship in Near Eastern Philosophy," at the Joint Conference of the State of New York's Department of Education and the Middle East and North Africa Program of SUNY Binghamton, 1969. 4. "Philosophical Analysis and the ‘Essence-Existence’ Distinction in ibn Sina," at the MESA conference, University of Toronto, 1969. 3. "The Self in Contemporary Philosophy and in Islamic Mysticism," University of Connecticut Philosophy Lecture Series, Storrs, 1968. 2. "The Logic of Emanationism and Sufism in ibn Sina," at the AOS conference, NYC 1968. 1. "Ibn Sina's Concept of the Self," at the MESA conference, at the University of Texas, Austin, 1968.