Document Type : Original Article
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M.A in Persian Language and Literature, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Mazandaran University, ,Babolsar, Iran
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Associate Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Departemant of Persian Language and Literature University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran(Corresponding Author)
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Associate Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Departemant of Persian Language and Literature University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
Abstract
From the classical time of the Eastern and Western philosophical traditions to the present age, different views about language and its nature have existed. Some have investigated the nature of language from an ontological perspective, and others have adopted a more utilitarian approach to language. Thinkers such as Fardid, among contemporary Iranian philosophers, and Benjamin, a theorist of the Frankfurt School, have examined language with an ontological perspective. Under the influence of three intellectual fountains: Hikmat Ansi, Ibn Arabi's mysticism, and Heidegger's thoughts, Fardid divides history into five periods: the day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. The day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow, due to their divine origin and purpose, are considered the ideal periods from Fardid's perspective. He believes that due to distance from the history of the past, the language has been removed from its divine origin and has been reduced to an instrument. Thus, Fardid seeks, through etymology and poetry adorned with the language of signs, to enable access to a bygone history and to revive a language that was originally created by God. Benjamin also assigns a theological nature to language. He believes, in light of the myth of the Tower of Babel, that in the existing language, the direct connection between names and things has been lost, giving rise to 'signification' and 'meaning. Therefore, Benjamin seeks, with the aid of poetry and translation, to open a path toward reviving the original level and divine origin of language. This research aims to re-examine the linguistic perspectives of Fardid and Benjamin using a descriptive-analytical approach and to highlight their points of convergence and divergence.
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