the recognition of "self" and "another" in the thought of Jalal al-Ahmad

The Genesis of theoretical structure of modern human beings is to befound in differentiating between doxa and Truth. In fact this is thedistinguishing Truth form doxa in one hand and objectivity fromsubjectivity in other hand that identifies modern way of thinking frompre-modern thinking one. This is to be identified totallyintuitive in its mental layers. Consciousness is something Absolut inthe, mystical way of thinking which is completely transits from “self’or an original past. While in modern way of thinking objects are thepoints of doubt and investigation In mystical way of thinking, only tothe extent that it is the object allows objects are known and this isthe object that imposes the myth of subjection. It is important toRecognize the later as an illogical pre-systematic mystical way ofthinking in Iranian’s Intellectual history. A glance at Iranian intellectuals will disclose an effort to recognize the identity of"themselves" versus "the other”. The present article attempts torecognize and express the relation between the mythical mentalitygoverning Jalal al-Ahmad's idea and his "self" concept and seeks toshow that the allegoric mythical mentality in defining "self" versus"another" is a kind of agonistic encounter.in Jalal’s Account of sucha relationship The West/"Other" has a deep conflict with "self" thatcannot be ignored and, of course, cannot be eliminated.