Promethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·Aug 22The Philosophy Iran Never Had: Asha, Pahlavism, and the Unfinished Intellectual Project of the…Why did the Pahlavi state revive Iran’s ancient history without developing its ancient philosophy into a modern political philosophy?
Farid Nouri·Jun 30Bedfellows, Adversaries, Survivors: Iran and the Western PowersFarid Nouri, 2025 (updated June 2026)
Promethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·Jun 28Toward an Iranian Civilizational ScienceWhy Iran Must Be Studied Through Its Own Civilizational Lens
Promethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·Jun 6Oil, Taxation, and Democracy: Did Oil Make Democracy Difficult in Iran?How the Transition from a Tax-Based State to an Oil-Based State Reshaped Constitutional Governance, Political Power, and the Road to 28…
Promethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·May 5Persian Poetry Is Not About Love: A Civilization Between Memory, Tension, and SymbolWhat looks like romance is actually a civilization transforming rupture into meaning, symbol, and inner truth.
Ramesh Sukumaran·Mar 13Dress Code for the Costume Party in Teheran, IranThere’s a big bash going on in the Middle East these days. Perhaps we should call it a bashup. Our friends the Arabs are getting beaten up…A response icon1A response icon1
Genrivera·Mar 7The Romanization of Ancient Persia by Pro-Pahlavi NationalistsModern nationalism often reshapes the ancient past to serve contemporary identity. In the case of Iran, particularly among pro-Pahlavi…
Promethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·Nov 17, 2025The Externalization of Divinity: How Islam Rewired the Iranian MindArabic vocabulary acted as a cognitive scaffold that shifted Iran from an inner-lit Zoroastrian worldview to an external-command Islamic…A response icon1A response icon1
Promethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·Aug 13, 2025Why the World Still Flocks to Persepolis — But Avoids Iran’s Islamic MonumentsPersepolis draws global admiration for its universal legacy, while Iran’s Islamic monuments remain confined to narrower religious appeal.
InThe Golden Civilization LibrarybyPromethean Light: Zarathustra & Übermensch·Aug 1, 2025🏛️ The Axis That Was Shut: Nietzsche, Zarathustra & the Lost Gateway to CivilizationWhat if Persia shaped Greece, not Rome? Reopening a lost axis of life-affirming wisdom — from Zarathustra to Nietzsche. #Philosophy.
