Iranian Higher Education
Volume 16, Issue 3 (2024)
ihej 2024, 16(3): 1-20 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Yamani Douzi Sorkhabi M. A memory of the Master. ihej 2024; 16 (3) :1-20
URL: http://ihej.ir/article-1-2106-en.html
URL: http://ihej.ir/article-1-2106-en.html
Professor of Department of Higher Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran , m-yamani@sbu.ac.ir
Abstract: (261 Views)
On January 28, 2025, the fields of culture, literature, and comparative studies lost one of their most influential thinkers at the age of 102. Lê Thành Khôi was a teacher-researcher in educational sciences, an economist, historian, cultural and literary educator, photographer, and poet. He was also one of the most renowned theorists in the field of comparative education.
His works reflect the depth and richness of his thought and practice, in which art, culture, aesthetics, and a profound respect for humanity and nature are ever-present. A professor at the University of René Descartes–Sorbonne, Lê Thành Khôi was among the few intellectuals with deep knowledge of the cultures of people from all corners of the world—from North and South America to the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, especially China and Japan, and, of course, his homeland, Vietnam.
In 1955, he published the first comprehensive synthesis of Vietnam’s thousand-year history, a work that has since been republished many times. As Ibn Khaldun wrote in his introduction: “Research is the unmasking of the face of truth.” Lê Thành Khôi dedicated his life to uncovering the layers of truth embedded in the cultures and civilizations of diverse peoples around the word.
His works reflect the depth and richness of his thought and practice, in which art, culture, aesthetics, and a profound respect for humanity and nature are ever-present. A professor at the University of René Descartes–Sorbonne, Lê Thành Khôi was among the few intellectuals with deep knowledge of the cultures of people from all corners of the world—from North and South America to the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, especially China and Japan, and, of course, his homeland, Vietnam.
In 1955, he published the first comprehensive synthesis of Vietnam’s thousand-year history, a work that has since been republished many times. As Ibn Khaldun wrote in his introduction: “Research is the unmasking of the face of truth.” Lê Thành Khôi dedicated his life to uncovering the layers of truth embedded in the cultures and civilizations of diverse peoples around the word.
Keywords: -
Type of article: Editors Note |
Subject:
General
Received: 2025/05/3 | Accepted: 2024/11/30 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/05/3
Received: 2025/05/3 | Accepted: 2024/11/30 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/05/3
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |