The Iranian Institute of Philosophy (IRIP) was established by Prof. Hossein Nasr in 1974 with the aim to promote and safeguard the philosophical and intellectual heritage of Iran, both in the pre-Islamic and post-Islamic era.
The activities of the Institute can be regarded as a turning point in the contemporary history of philosophy in Iran.
After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, a new chapter began in the history of IRIP activities. The activities of IRIP are now defined in six fields, each with a separate manager. Each of these groups has its own experts' staff.
The Institute has also accepted some students at PhD level, majoring in Islamic
Philosophy, Western philosophy, and STS.
Institute's goals are:
1- To help develop researches in the fields of Islamic wisdom, Western philosophy, theology, religions and mysticism, comparative philosophy, logic, history and so on;
2- To provide suitable grounds to develop researches in Iran;
3- To analyze and recognize new branches of philosophy and introduce them to Iranian people;
4- To present the traditional issues of philosophy with new methods;
5- To try to revive the specific role of Iran in the Islamic philosophy and philosophy in general;
6- To try to develop the culture of thinking in society.