Mehdi Golshani
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| Born | Isfahan, Iran |
| Residence(s) | Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of Tehran |
Mehdi Golshani (Persian: مهدی گلشنی, born 1939 in Isfahan, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian theoretical physicist, academic, scholar, philosopher and distinguished professor at Sharif University of Technology. He is a member of the Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, a senior fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Iran and a founding fellow of the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics. He is a former member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution.[citation needed]
History
[edit]He received his B.Sc. in physics from Tehran University in 1959 and his Ph.D. in physics with a specialization in particle physics in 1969 from the University of California, Berkeley. The title of his doctoral dissertation is "Electron impact excitation of heavily ionized atoms".
Life
[edit]Career
[edit]Mehdi Golshani is a distinguished lecturer. His main research areas include foundational physics, particle physics, physical cosmology and philosophical implications of quantum mechanics. He is known as a thinker for his writings on science, religion and their interrelation.
Golshani is the founder and chairman of the Faculty of Philosophy of Science at Sharif University of Technology. He is also the director of the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran, and a professor at Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology, as well as a Senior Fellow of School of Physics at Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM).
He has been among the winners of the first year of the Templeton Science & Religion course program[1] and also among the Former Judges of The Templeton Prize.[2] Golshani is a fellow of Islamic World Academy of Sciences IAS.[3]
He has written numerous books and articles on physics, philosophy of physics, science and religion, as well as science and theology. In most of Golshani's works, there is a clear attempt to help revive the scientific spirit in the Muslim world.
Views
[edit]On the foundation of quantum mechanics
- he is mainly concerned with the orthodox interpretation of quantum mechanics and the possible more realistic alternatives, particularly Bohmian Mechanics.
On the interrelationship of science and religion
- He is a Muslim scientist and thinker who has deep roots in both science and religion.
On Christianity and the development of modern science
- The biblical world view has had a significant impact in the development of science. Professor Mehdi Golshani connotes a connection between a belief in the Biblical God and scientific breakthroughs by stating that Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Boyle, Newton and many other founders of science were all devout Christians. Western Science was largely constructed within the framework of a Christian world view, and was influenced by the following Biblical concepts:[4]
Works
[edit]Books
[edit]- تحليلى بر ديدگاههاى فلسفى فيزيكدانان معاصر (a Probe into the Philosophical Viewpoints of Contemporary Physicists). in Persian.
- علم دینی و علم سکولار (Secular and religious science). in Persian.
- Golshani, Mehdi. Holy Quran and the Sciences of Nature. Paperback ed. Studies in Contemporary Philosophical Th., 1997.
- From Physics to Metaphysics, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, 1998
- Golshani, Mehdi. Can Science Dispense with Religion? Hardcover ed. I.H.C.S., 1998.
- English Translation of the Holy Qur'an, Vol. 1, Islamic Propagation Organization, Tehran, 1991
Articles
[edit]- Golshani, Mehdi. "Does Science Offer Evidence of a Transcendent Reality and Purpose:." Islam and Science (Refereed) 1 (2003): 45-65.
- Golshani, Mehdi. "Some Important Questions Concerning the Relationship Between Science and Religion." Islam and Science 3.1 (2003): 63-83.
- Scientific Papers
References
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- ^ Progress in Theology, September 1995, Volume 3, Number 3, Page 7
- ^ Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities Archived 2003-12-17 at archive.today
- ^ Islamic World Academy of Sciences IAS- Fellows Archived 2007-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mehdi Golshani, Can Science Dispense With Religion?
External links
[edit]- Homepage - Sharif Univ. of Tech.
- Webpage - Islamic World Academy of Sciences
- Webpage - Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
- Webpage - Centre for Islam and Science
- Interview (audio) - Meta Library
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- Living people
- 1939 births
- Iranian Muslims
- Quantum physicists
- 20th-century Iranian physicists
- Members of the International Society for Science and Religion
- Particle physicists
- Scientists from Isfahan
- Academic staff of Sharif University of Technology
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of Tehran alumni
- Recipients of the Order of Knowledge
- Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Mathematics and Physics
- Iran's Book of the Year Awards recipients
- Muslim evolutionists