Dr. Sahar Joakim, Philosophical Perspectives on Iranian History

Here, Sahar Joakim offers a lecture employing the Socratic Method "Philosophical Perspectives on Iranian History."
@5:15 ESL to PHD
@7:20 Kevan Harris
@7:40 revolution
@9:42 ancient human civilization
@10:00 Mesopotamia
@11:35: Zoroastrianism/Monotheism
@12:40 Mesopotamia Kingdoms
@13:24 trusting records
@12:50 Socratic Method
@14:00 Persian Royal Road/ The Silk Road
@12:50 Tax on Trade
@15:30 own land
@15:00 Cyrus the Great
@18:22 Persian discoveries and inventions
@20:00 killing people for nationality or religion
@20:13 Persepolis the place and book
@24:00 Ottoman empire
@24:03 transatlantic slave trade
@31:15 hijab and modesty
@35:30 Khomeini
@41:30 Kevan Harris
@41:55 Haleh Esfandiari
@43:00 do we have a right (or obligation) to help oppressed people
@43:00 Mahsa Zhina Amini
@45:00 Narges Mohammadi
@47:00 Ethical Questions
@48:30 Values
@50:16 Normative Ethical Theories
@54:00 who should America help?
@56:20 how to choose who we help?
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