aristotle ethics politics

(ALEXANDER) MEHDI SHOKRI
CURRICULUM VITAE
[email protected]
EDUCATION
PhD Candidate
Free University-Political Philosophy-Political Theory
Dissertation: “Political Power and Rights”
Committee: ----------
In Process
MA
Tehran Azad University (IAUNTB)- Political Philosophy
Oct. 2012
Thesis: “Review, Analyze and comment on Aristotle’s Politics and Ethics”
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Advisor: Ass. Dr. M. Shokry
BA
Tehran Azad University (IAUNTB)- Philosophy and Theology
Minored in Ethics
Thesis: “Existence in Eastern philosophy”
HONORS AND AWARDS
Scholarship
Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation.
Senior Reviewer
The International Academic Forum, Brighton, England.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Dissertations
• B.A. In Philosophy and Theology: Existence in Eastern philosophy
Tehran Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Advisor: Ass. Prof. Dr. Monire Seyed Mazhari
Nov. 2009
Since Sep.2014
July 2015
2008
• M.A. In Political Philosophy: Review, Analyze and comment on
Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics
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Tehran Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Advisors: Ass. Dr. Mohammad Shokry, Ass. Dr. Ali Moradkhani
OTHER EDUCATION
TOFLE (issued by ETS, score:96)
GRE
TOFLE (issued by ETS)
IELTS
TOFLE (issued by ETS)
TOFLE (issued by Ministry of Education of Iran)
ICDL
MEMBERSHIP
Member of authors’ community, Studia Humana Journal
European Democrat Students
Member of Ring Christlich-Demokratischer Studenten (RCDS)
2012
2016
2014
2013
2009
2009
Since 2012
Since Sep. 2014
Since Oct. 2012
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Legal Theory (Constitutional Theories, Problem of Parliamentarianism, Division of Power)
Human Rights (Human Rights Principles- International Human Rights)
Legitimacy and Political Power – IR and Domestic
International Relations, Global peace and Security
Terrorism, politics of violence- political behaviorism
Conflicts between Autocracies and Non-Religious Governments
Middle East Studies
RESEARCH AREA
Ancient Political Theory: Isocrates, Cicero, Plato, Aristotle)
Medieval political Theory: Farabi
Classic political Theory: Hobbes, Jean Bodin, John Lock, Mill, Rawls, Carl Schmitt, Leo
Strauss, Max Weber
Modern Political Theory: Dolf Sternberger, Charles Edward Merriam, Michael Sandel,
Steven Lukes, Jane J. Mansbridge, Joshua Cohen, Amy Gutmann, Dennis Thompson, Jürgen
Habermas, David Beetham, Scharf.
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INTERESTED RESEARCH AREA
Legal Theory: Middle East, Germany, USA
Development of rational-normative laws for strengthening the domestic and international law
and social security of every single human being.
Institutional Development of International Organization for Effectiveness in Rationalnormative human rights
The Enlargement of International Organization with respect to the strengthen of normative
human rights and legitimate laws
PUBLICATIONS
Books
• Review, Analyze and comment on Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics, Azad Tehran University.
2012
Translated Books (from English into Persian)
• Not for profit: Why Democracy Needs Humanities? Written by Martha Nussbaum,
Nashr Markaz Inc.
2013
Papers
• The Legitimate Act of Aggression and The Theory of Mutual Rights of Citizens and
Government. Accepted in the ICID 2015: International Conference on Islam and Democracy
to be held in Boston, USA, April, 20-21, 2015, The Second European Conference on Politics,
Economics and Law (ECPEL2015). The Thistle Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom, July
9-12, 2015
• Muslim and The Rest: The case of Europe, In process
• NATO, The Strategical Functional Changes, In process
• Philosophy and Public Policies in Public life of the Citizens, In Process
• Strauss’s analyze of Ideal city according to Farabi’s political view.
• Humanity, Ethics and Religion, SIPRIn, held in May/2012, Tehran, Iran.
Journal Publications
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Legitimacy and Theory of Political Consciousness: Evaluating Political Act of Aggression.
The Journal of Political Sciences & Public Affairs, accepted on February 5, 2016.
The Tradition of Rhetoric and Democracy: Isocrates’ Role in Ancient Greek Political Idea.
Start Point of Western Political Philosophy, 2015. Studia Humana, Volume 4:1. Dec. 2015.
Strauss’s Farabi.2013. Studia Humana, Volume 2:2, ISSN 2299-0518, Poland. Dec. 2013
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Importance of Humanities, ‘Kitab-i Mah-i Falsafeh’ Vol.6, No.65, Tehran, Iran. Feb. 2013
PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES
Paper Presentation
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“State and Religion: The Political Power in Middle-East”, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Bonn,
Germany. Sep. 12, 2015.
“The Legitimate Act of Political Aggression: Link between Political Consciousness theory, Human
Rights and Anxiety-Aggression-Hypothesis”, ECPEL2015,Brighton, United Kingdom. July 9-12,
2015
“NATO and Security Governance”, Free University-Berlin
Nov. 2014
“Islamism and International Security”, Free University-Berlin
Nov.2014
“Gender Equality in Middle-East”, Free University-Berlin,
Nov. 2014
“Law, Rights and Global Order”, Free University-Berlin
Sep. 2014
Workshop
• “Strauss and the Ideal city of Farabi,” Leo Strauss und die Erneuerung der ›Querelle des
Anciens et des Modernes‹. Politische Philosophie zwischen Athen und Jerusalem, Held by
Zentrum Für Literatur- und Kulturforschung- Berlin. Jun 20-21, 2013
• „European Commision and Ratification of Laws“ in Globalization and Free Trade, Held by
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, at Hotel Sylter Hof Berlin,
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Seminar
• Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst or BND), Berlin, Germany.
Nov.12.2015.
• Cornegie: The Middle East Center, “Social Conflicts and Democracy, Lesson from Latin
America to MENA”, Rabat, Morocco. Sep. 22, 2015.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | UNODC, David Dadge, United Nations
Headquarter, Vienna, Austria. Jun 11, 2015.
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization | UNIDO, Speaker: Ravindra
Wickremasinghe, United Nations Headquarter, Vienna, Austria. Jun 11, 2015.
• US Foreign Policy and World Security, Christian Lammart, Free University-Berlin,
Germany. July 2014.
• Seminar of SIPRIn, held in May/2012, Tehran, Iran
• Serious Seminar of Freedom Held in Philosophy Dep. Fu-Berlin, May-Jun 2013, Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Anne Eusterschulte.
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Seminars Held by Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Basic Seminars: “Christlisches Menchenbild”, Held by Dr. Feb.23.2015, Neukirsche-Pleiße,
Germany.
Multi-seminar day: ‘Deutschland als demokratischer Verfassungsstaat ‘, ‘Bedeutung der
Parteien in Deutschland’, ‘Grundlagen des Staatsorganisationsrechts’, ‘Staatorganisation im
Praxistest: Urteile des Bundesverfassungsgerichts und ihre politischen Implikationen’, Prof.
Dr. iur. Karsten Nowrot, LLM (Indiana), Neukirsche-Pleiße, Germany, 23. Feb.2015.
“Globalisierung und Freihandel“ - Held by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, at Hotel Sylter Hof
Berlin, 06-09. June 2015.
Democracy Needs Democrats, Prof. Dr. Werner Patzelt, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation,
Berlin, Germany. 17. June 2015.
“Morocco’s Role in International Politics”, Held by Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Rabat,
Morocco, Sep. 14-23rd 2015.
Workshop
• Democratic-Lab, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin, Germany, 18. June 2015
• International Atomic Energy Agency | Atoms For Peace, United Nations Headquarter,
Vienna, Austria. June 10-11, 2015.
• Leo Strauss und die Erneuerung der ›Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes‹. Politische
Philosophie zwischen Athen und Jerusalem, Held by Zentrum Für Literatur- und
Kulturforschung- Berlin. Jun 20-21, 2013
POLITICAL MEETING
• “United Kingdom and The EU- IN or Out?”, Held by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, at
Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin, Germany. Discussion with ex-Prime Minister Sir John
Major. 13.Nov.2014
• “A Polarized America: What the 2014 Midterm Election Tell Us”, Held by Embassy of the
United State-Berlin, FFU and Freie Universität-Berlin, at Henry Ford Building, Freie
Universität-Berlin, Germany; Key-note speaker: Prof. William Chandler, 29. Oct. 2014.
• "Wir sind das Volk!, Kleinmachnow, Held by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and CDU-Zehlendorf
berlin. 25.Nov. 2014.
• “Zur Zukunft Der Ukraine: Herausforderungen Auf Dem Weg Nach Europa” Held by
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, at Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin, Germany. Discussion
with Prim-minister of Ukrain, Dr. Arsenij Petrowytsch, 1.April.2015.
• Land Confrence, RCDS, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. 22, April 2015.
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• “TTIP: Verhandlungssache!” (TTIP: Negotiator!), European Commission, Berlin, Germany.
Discussion with García Bercero, Jürgen Hardt, Dieter Janecek, Matthias Machnig, Josef
Janning, 28.April 2015.
• "Salafism in Berlin – Definition, threat and prevention", held by CDU Landesgeschäftsstelle.
Speakers: Dr. Götz Nordbruch, Bernd Palenda, Dr.Thomas Volk. CDU-Fraction-Berlin,
Berlin, Germany, 21. May 2015.
• Meeting with Ronja Schmitt (MdB), German Bundestag, Berlin, Germany, 08. Jun. 2015.
• Democracy Need Democrats in ‘Tag der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’, Dr. Hans-Gert
Pöttering (ex-President of European Parlament), Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin,
Germany, 18. June 2015.
• 50. Bundestagungs EAK, CDU-Bundesgeschäftsstelle (Konrad-Adenauer-Hous), Dr. Angela
Merkel (Canceller of Germany), Berlin, Germany, 19. June 2015
• “Betrachtung zukünftiger europäischer Sicherheitsstrategien: Blick auf 2030” (Viewing the
Future of European Security Strategies: Looking at 2030), Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation,
Berlin, Germany, 02.Nov. 2015.
• „Adenauer-Konferenz” zur Rolle Deutschlands in der Internationalen Sicherheitspolitik
("Adenauer Conference" Germany's Role in the International Security Policy), KonradAdenauer-Foundation, Berlin, Germany, 03.Nov. 2015.
• “NATO in Estonia”, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Berlin, Germany, 17.Nov. 2015.
• KAS-HuffingtonPost Breifing, speech held by Peter Tauber (Mdb- CDU-Generalsekretär),
Berlin, Germany, 02.Feb.2016.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow of Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
2014-Present
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Senior Reviewer
The International Academic Forum, Brighton, England.
July 2015
Member of authors’ community, Studia Humana Journal
Since 2012
LANGUAGES
Persian / English: Bilingual
German: Advance Listener, Intermediate Speaker, Advance Reading, And Novice Writing
Arabic: Intermediate Reading
ADDITIONAL WORKING EXPERIENCE
Teaching English: Farzanegan Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Sale person and customer service: Computer and IT, Nik Computer Service.
2007-2008
2004-2008
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Business Translator: Barrinco tools Co., Import Section. Tehran, Iran.
Business Translator and Marketing Advisor: Barrinco tools Co.,
Import Section
Executive Trading Agent: Barrinco tools Co., Import Section.
Executive Trading Agent: Niky Trading Co. Tehran, Iran.
2008-2009
2009-2010
2009-2011
2011-2013
ONLINE PROFILES
Studia Humana: http://studiahumana.com/author,Mehdi-Shokri.html.
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-3114.
Academia edu: https://fu-berlin.academia.edu/MehdiAlexShokri.
LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/alex-mehdi-shokri-671a666b.
Scribd: www.scribd.com/user/243928095/Alex-M-Shokri
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