Public Interests in khaje Rashid al-Din Fazlolah Hamedani s Political Thought

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor of History, Al-Zahra University

Abstract
Rashid al-Din-e vazir, the minister and philosopher of the Ilkhanid period in response to economic and social crisis, (caused by the Mongol's attack) launched fundamental reforms. These reforms benefited both the government and people. This article will analyze the importance of interests and well beings of people in the system of thought of Rashid al-Din. The article argues that interests and well beings of people was pivotal in the system of thought of Rashid al-Din. Based on the unity between methaphical world and mundane world, he believed that through reforms
we are able to transform "methaphical utopia system" to "mundane utopia system. 

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Volume 1, Issue 1
Winter 2009
Pages 27-62

  • Receive Date 15 August 2024
  • Publish Date 23 July 2009