Screening of the Movie “The Seeker of Orient” and a lecture by Dr. Ehsan Shari’ati @Meiji University

The movie screening and lecture hosted by the Meiji University Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy (Meiji Institute of Philosophies, MIPs) will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the Izumi Campus of Meiji University, in Room L9 on the 3rd floor of the Liaison Building.

Event Theme: “Islam, Corbin, Heidegger”
Movie Screening: “The Seeker of Orient (Mustashriq)”
Lecture: Dr. Ehsan Shari’ati
Open to all (Free Admission)

 

[Schedule]

Movie Screening: 13:00 – 15:00

• Director: Masoud Taheri
• Title: “The Seeker of Orient (Mustashriq)”
• Language: Persian and French (with English subtitles)
• Content: A documentary about the French philosopher Henry Corbin, who was the first to translate Heidegger’s works into French and interpret Islamic thought based on Heidegger’s philosophy.

Lecture: 15:15 – 16:30

• Lecturer: Dr. Ehsan Shari’ati (Philosophy professor at the French School in Tehran (L’EFT))
• Lecture Theme: “Henry Corbin’s Reading of Heidegger’s Philosophy” (“La réception de M. Heidegger par Henry Corbin “)
• Language: French (with a summary in Japanese)

This event offers a valuable learning opportunity for those interested in Heidegger’s and Corbin’s philosophies. If you are interested, please feel free to join us.

Contact: Professor Yoshinobu Shino, Department of Philosophy, Meiji University ([email protected])

***The film is available for purchase and viewing from Kimiyacast. For more details about Henry Corbin and the film, please visit here.