Reza Davari Ardakani (; born 6 July 1933, in Ardakan) is an Iranian philosopher who was influenced by Martin Heidegger, and a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is also the current president of the Iranian Academy of Sciences. He is known for his works on criticism of the Western Culture and thought. Life Davari received primary and secondary education in Arkadan, and after leaving school became a teacher in 1951. In 1954, he entered the University of Tehran as an undergraduate, gaining a BA and in 1967 a PhD in philosophy there. He is currently a professor of philosophy at Tehran University. From 1979 to 1981, he was dean at the faculty of literature and humanities, University of Tehran, and the head of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO from 1979 to 1982. Davari was the editor-in-chief of Farhang Journal. Davari and Abdolkarim Soroush have engaged in a series of philosophical debates in post-revolutionary Iran. See also Intellectual movements in Iran References External links Reza Davari Ardakani's official website People from Ardakan University of Tehran alumni Academic staff of the University of Tehran 1933 births Living people Academic staff of the Islamic Azad University Heidegger scholars Philosophy academics Existentialists 20th-century Iranian philosophers 21st-century Iranian philosophers Philosophers of culture Continental philosophers Phenomenologists Philosophers of nihilism Recipients of the Order of Knowledge Farabi scholars Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Philosophy Faculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran alumni Academy of Sciences of Iran members Distinguished professors in Iran Distinguished professors of philosophy