Abdollah (Omid) Payrow Shabani, Professor of Philosophy on the College of Guelph, died final month.
Professor Shabani labored in social and political philosophy, specializing in democracy, multiculturalism, and points confronting his native nation, Iran. You may study extra about a few of his writings here.
Professor Shabani joined the Department of Philosophy on the College of Guelph in 2003. He earned his PhD in philosophy from the College of Ottawa and his MA and BA from Carleton College.
Don Dedrick, chair of Guelph’s Division of Philosophy, shared a memorial discover, posted beneath.
Dr. Abdollah (Omid) Payrow Shabani, Professor within the Division of Philosophy, College of Guelph, died in Toronto on December 23 2023 after an extended and debilitating sickness. He was 61. His associate Marjan Bateni describes his youth:
Omid got here from a war-torn space of Iran, from a middle-class household of educators who needed to flee their hometown throughout the Iran-Iraq conflict. They needed to take refuge within the metropolis of Karaj, north of Tehran, with their home and belongings all gone within the conflict. When he completed highschool, Omid was not allowed to attend college in Iran as a result of he was politically energetic. All his like-minded buddies began mysteriously disappearing or had been taken to unknown areas by Iranian authorities, so he fled, shifting from nation to nation, with the specter of dying or imprisonment at each nook, doing any doable survival jobs. He drove cabs, washed dishes at eating places. When Canada lastly gave him asylum, he didn’t converse any English or French. He began studying English by attending ESL lessons.
In Canada, Omid settled in Ottawa, incomes B.A. and M.A. levels from Carleton College, and the Ph.D. in philosophy from the College of Ottawa in 2000. He was a Mellon Put up-Doctoral Fellow on the New Faculty in 2002, the place he studied with Jurgen Habermas. He got here to the College of Guelph in 2003. His first ebook, Democracy, Energy, and Legitimacy: Essential Concept of Jürgen Habermas, was printed in 2003 by the College of Toronto Press. All through his educational profession, Omid continued to put in writing concerning the nature of democracy, about multiculturalism, and about civil society. Lots of his publications, together with his final article in 2023, concern the political state of affairs in Iran. He taught undergraduate and graduate programs in social and political philosophy, ethics, vital concept, and the philosophy of legislation on the College of Guelph.
Omid leaves behind a legacy of mental vigor, resilience, and a profound dedication to democratic beliefs. His contributions to political concept, significantly on the political complexities of Iran, will proceed to encourage students and advocates alike. Within the hearts of those that knew him, Omid’s reminiscence shall be cherished as a testomony to the indomitable human spirit. Although he’s not with us, his reminiscence will dwell on within the hearts of his associate, his daughter, his colleagues, his college students, and everybody lucky sufficient to have identified him.
