CV
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farid saberi
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Education
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September 2024- Present Phd, Philosophy
Department
of Philosophy, western University
January 2024- Present Gradue trainee
Rotman
institue of Philosophy, western
University
January 2023- April 2024 Master of arts
Department
of Philosophy, universITy of Alberta
GPA 4.0/4.0
january 2018- August 2021
bachelor of Arts
Department
of philosophy, university of tehran
Overall GPA 3.938/4.0 (Ranked in the top 5 percent of my graduate
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Area
of Specilization
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Philosophy
of Biology, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Science
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General
Philosophy of Science and metaphilosophy
Area
of Competence
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Philosophy
of Mind
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History
and Philosophy of Social Science
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History
and Philosophy of Economics
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Moral and
Political Philosophy (Virtue Ethics, Spinoza, Marx, Rawls)
REFEERED Publications
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Saberi,
Farid (2025). How to relate major transitions in life and cognition? Biology
and Philosophy 40 (4):1-21.
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Co-Authored,
Salah, Muna; Saberi, Farid; Awwad, Neda, “You’re Good as Long as You’re
Silent”: Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schooling,” Critical Education, 2026.
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Saberi,
Farid (2025). Allocation and Transition problems in the evolution of brains? A
case against cognitive gradualism. (to be submitted)
NON-REFEERED Publications
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Iran and
the Contradictions of “Humanitarian Intervention”: A Philosophical Perspective, Antler River Media, February 16, 2026
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Nightmares
and Dreams of Iranian Republicanism: The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Antler River Media, January 24, 2026
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Doing
Philosophy After Gaza, Antler River Media, March 31, 2025
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Middle
East, Crisis and Workers: A Dialogue with Joseph Choonara," Naghd-e-Eghtesad-e-Siasi, (Critique of
Political Economy). Published both in English and Persian . 2021.
Referred conference papers and talks
1.
Presentation,
“Evolutionary Contingency and Convergence of Major Cognitive Transitions” Canadian
Society for History and Philosophy of Science, Dalhousie University and King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 2026.
2.
Presentation,
“Allocation and Transition Problem in brain evolution” Rotman Graduate Student
Conference, Western University, London
On, May 2026.
3.
Presentation,
“Hard, Easy and Non-Problems of Absurdity: A Marxian Critique of Thomas Nagel’s
Understanding of the Absurd” University of Guelph Philosophy Graduate Student
Association Conference, Guelph University,
Guelph, April 2026.
4.
Presentation,
“Relating macro and microevolutionary theories of brain evolution?” Brain and
Organisms, Neuroscience beyond Computation Workshop, Lorentz Center- Leiden
University, The Netherlands, March 16-20, 2026.
5.
Presentation,
“How to relate major evolutionary transition in life and cognition?” Canadian
Society for History and Philosophy of Science, George Brown College, May-June 2025.
6.
Presentation,
“Cultures and Brains: A Case for
Dialectical Conception of Culture in Cultural Neuroscience?” Rotman Graduate
Student Conference, Western University, September 2024.
7.
Presentation,
“Cultures and Brains: A Case for
Dialectical Conception of Culture in Cultural Neuroscience?” Western Canadian
Philosophical Association, University of Saskatchewan, September 2024.
8.
Presentation,
“Biology, Dialectics, and Ideology: How to Distinguish Politically Committed
Sciences from Politicized Sciences?” Canadian Philosophical Association, McGill
University, June, 2024.
9.
Presentation
“How to not understand Political Polarization: Limits of Cultural approach,” Political
Science Graduate Student Association Annual Conference, University of Alberta,
March 2024.
10.
Presentation
“A Materialist Approach to the Crisis of Political Polarization,” Critical
Social Ontology Conference, University of Saint Louis, March 2024.
11.
Presentation,
“Biology and Ideology: What Can Feminist Philosophy of Science Learn from
Dialectical Biologists?” Graduate Student Seminar Series, University of
Alberta, November 2023.
12.
Presentation,
“A Case for Transcendental Optimism: Comparing Feminist and Realist
Philosophies of Science”, Western Canadian Philosophical Association,
University of British Columbia, October 2023.
- Presentation, “Feminist and realist philosophies of science:
Helen Longino and Roy Bhaskar”, Annual Philosophy Graduate and Post
Graduate Conference (Science and Value), University of Alberta, May 2023.
- Presentation, "Social Ontology: Comparing Roy Bhaskar and
Alan Badiou." Critical Social Ontology Conference, University of
Saint Louis, March 2023.
non-Referred
talks
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Academic
Talk, “Philosophy After Human Catastrophes: Metaphilosophy of Sellars, Quine,
and Marx,” Invited as guest Speaker by Aftab Cultural Association, Edmonton,
Feb 2025.
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Academic
Talk, “Developments and Conceptual Concerns in the Contemporary Philosophy of
Biology: An Introduction,” Invited as guest Speaker by the University of Tehran
Student Philosophical Association, University of Tehran, August 2024.
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Presentation,
“Disability, Representation and Policies: Insights from the Ignite Change
Global Convention” Annual University of Alberta International Week, in February
2024.
- Presentation, “Naturalistic Roots of Morality,” Invited Guest
Lecture Series, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Nov 2022.
- Presentation, “Naturalistic Meta-Ethics and Cognitive Science
of Morality,” Iran’s National Elites Foundation, Kurdistan, Nov 2022.
AWARDS
AND HONOURS
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Jan 2024.
Awarded the Anna Kessler Memorial Graduate Essay Prize in Philosophy,
University of Alberta (Paper Title: “Marx’s Conception of Nihilism: Species
Being, Alienation and Essentialism”).
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Sept 2021.
Granted Excellent Student Award by the University of Tehran to pursue MA in
Philosophy. (Withdrew from the University of Tehran after two terms to begin MA
at University of Alberta.)
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Aug 2021.
Ranked in the top 5 percent of the Bachelor’s graduating class of 2021 at the
University of Tehran.
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Sept 2018.
Winner of financial aid from Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF).
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Aug 2017.
Awarded scholarship for obtaining 6th rank nationally (among 184,122
students) in the 2017 general university entrance exam held annually in Iran.
Research and teaching Experience
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Resident
Graduate Trainee, Rotman Institute of Philosophy: Engaging Science, Western
University (Feb 2025- continuing)
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant, Western University (Sep 2025- April 2026): Introduction to
Philosophy
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Graduate
Research Assistant, Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University (June
2025- Oct 2025)
Epistemology of Interdisciplinarity (PI-
Dan Lizatto, Nancy Cartwright)
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant, Western University (Jan 2025- MAY 2024)
Media Ethics
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant, Western University (Sep 2024- Dec 2024)
Philosophy of Mind
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Graduate
Research Assistant, Concordia University of Edmonton (Jan 2024- August 2024)
K-12 schooling experience with anti-Muslim and anti-Arab racism in
Alberta
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Graduate
Research Assistant, University of Alberta (Jan 2024 – April 2024)
For the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Biology project of Prof.
Ingo Brigandt
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta (Sept 2023 – Dec 2023)
PHIL 101: Intro to Philosophy (Values & Society)
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta (Jan 2023 – Apr 2023)
PHIL 265: Philosophy of Science
PHIL 120: Symbolic Logic
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Affiliated
Researcher, Iran’s National Elites Foundation, Kurdistan (Sep 2022 – Dec 2022)
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Founder
and Editor-in-Chief, University of Tehran (Feb 2019 – Aug 2022)
Medusa, a student journal based at the university, published 7 issues
Non-refereed publications in
farsi
Papers and book
reviews published in official student journals and popular alt-academic
websites in Iran. Click for
a more detailed list. (Articles are
written in Persian, but their English Abstracts are available upon request).
- Saberi, Farid. 2022. “In Parise of the Femininity of
Revolution: Egalitarian Drives in Mahsa Amini Protests,” published under
pseudonym Sharif Amozgar, in Naghd-e-Eghtesad-e-Siasi, (Critique of
Political Economy) website.
- Saberi, Farid. 2021. "The Power to Love: Philosophical Reflections
on Ahmad Shamlou's poetry," Problematica website.
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Saberi,
Farid. 2020. "Inauguration of a New Era in Iran's Capitalism: Formation of
a New Model of Capital Accumulation," Medusa Journal, issue 4.
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Saberi,
Farid. 2020. "Corona Virus and Iran's Capitalism," Medusa Journal,
issue 3.
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Saberi,
Farid. 2020. "Radical Neo-Aristotelianism: Considerations on the
Contemporary Relevance of Aristotle," Medusa Journal, issue 3.
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Saberi,
Farid. 2020. "Our Chekhov and their Chekhov: In Defense of Literary
Realism," Medusa Journal, issue 3.
Service and Leadership
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Sep 2024-
Ongoing, Philosophy Graduate Student executive and Union Representative,
Western University.
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Dec 2023. Student Rapporteur for the Ignite
Change Global Convention. Collaborative College Community Initiative (C3I).
College of Social Sciences & Humanities. University of Alberta.
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Sept 2023-
April 2024. Graduate Student Association Councilor. University of Alberta.
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Sept 2023-
April 2024. leading the Research team on the Board of Directors for Minorities
and Philosophy, University of Alberta Chapter.
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Sept 2019-
Jun 2020. Student Union Legal Advisor and Publication (Gooshehe magazine)
Editor-in-Chief. Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran.
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Taught
logic and philosophy to high school students in Iran.
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Passed 16
units (8 courses) in the law department (University of Tehran) with an overall
GPA of 4; ranked in the top 5 percent of
the class.
Select translations
Translation of several articles and book chapters from English into Farsi
(Persian) for official journals in the University of Tehran and popular
websites in the Iranian intellectual atmosphere. For a detailed list of my
translations, check
my blog.
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Oct 2022. 'Liberties
without Liberalism’ Chapter two of Andrew Collier’s Socialist Reasoning: An
Inquiry into Political Philosophy of Scientific Socialism. Published in Naghd-e-Eghtesad-e-Siasi, (Critique of
Political Economy).
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Nov 2020.
‘Do Wages Cause Inflation' (1979) By Chris Harman. Published jointly by Medusa
and Shabgir student-based journal in the University of Tehran.
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Aug 2020. 'Music
and Class and Party in 1920s Russia' (2019) by Mark Able (International
Socialism Journal, issue 164). Published in Medusa.
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Mar 2020. 'Marxist
Aristotelianism and Aristotelian Marxism' (2012) research article by Ruth Groff
(Journal of Philosophy and Social Criticism 38: 775). Published in Medusa.
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Nov 2019. 'Neoliberal
order begins to crack' (2017) by Alex Callinicos (International Socialism
Journal, issue 154). Published in the 17th issue of 'Serehe', an official
publication of the Students' Scientific Association of Sociology at the University
of Tehran.
(for more information about my work, check out my Blog)
Languages
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English
(Proficiency in Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening)
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Farsi (Proficiency
in Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening)
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Kurdish
(Proficiency in Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening)
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Arabic
(Proficiency in Writing, Reading)
referees
1.
Prof. Ingo
Brigandt
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy
of Biology
Department of Philosophy
University of Alberta
Email: brigandt@ualberta.ca
2.
Prof. Howard
Nye
Department of Philosophy
University of Alberta
Email: hnye@ualberta.ca
3.
Prof.
Joshua Harris
Department of Philosophy
The King’s University
Email: joshua.harris@kingsu.ca
4.
Prof.
Jorge Sanchez Perez
Department of Philosophy
University of Alberta
Email: jhsanch1@ualberta.ca
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