{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-blogposting-english_article-130728","url":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com/english-articles/a-preface-to-the-history-of-art-and-culture-of-iran/","name":"Lecture Two: The Poet Human","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://s.herfeh-honarmand.com/u/2024/07/relief-sculpture-in-mesopotamia-200x200.jpg","name":"relief-sculpture-in-mesopotamia","width":200},"mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-webpage-english-articlesa-preface-to-the-history-of-art-and-culture-of-iran"},"description":"Since everything in the world possesses degrees of consciousness, natural consciousness might not be a suitable criterion to define the distinction between humans, animals, and plants. The behavior of materials convinces us that even inanimate objects have some degree of consciousness, and we know that animals possess memory, intellect, and emotions. Additionally, animals adapt to […]","author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-organization-brand","url":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com","name":"\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0647: \u0647\u0646\u0631\u0645\u0646\u062f"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-organization-brand","url":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com","name":"\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0647: \u0647\u0646\u0631\u0645\u0646\u062f"},"commentCount":"0","datePublished":"2024-07-14 15:00:52","dateModified":"2026-01-28 15:47:42","keywords":["Persian Art"],"dateCreated":"2024-07-14 15:00:52","wordCount":0,"articleBody":"\nSince everything in the world possesses degrees of consciousness, natural consciousness might not be a suitable criterion to define the distinction between humans, animals, and plants. The behavior of materials convinces us that even inanimate objects have some degree of consciousness, and we know that animals possess memory, intellect, and emotions. Additionally, animals adapt to conditions by nature or, in other words, as a continuation of their natural state, or they undergo physiognomic changes in response to environmental hardships. Humans are similar in this regard, but what distinguishes them is the relationship they establish between themselves and the surrounding world. This characteristic enables humans to reveal the world that manifests within them through \"naming\". This trait is different from the natural language of other creatures.\n\n\n\nThe source of this ability to name things and phenomena lies in the poetic nature of humans. Here, poetry is not considered as an art form. It may seem logical to think that humans first created a linguistic system and then composed poetry within it. Still, from a phenomenological perspective, it is the poetic nature of humans that fundamentally enables them to speak. Something appears in human consciousness, and they name it. Naming itself results from their separation and detachment from phenomena. By the act of naming, humans project their spirit (consciousness) into an external existence and seek to reclaim it. In this sense, the poetic human is a lover. Love is in fact a practice of awareness, and human love for phenomena is a form of awareness. This intended role, which appears in their system of consciousness, gives their existence direction and a center, without which confronting the world would be terrifying. With these premises, one can have a different understanding of Hafez's poetry: \"Become a lover, otherwise one day the world's affairs will end / The unpainted pattern of purpose from the workshop of..."}{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"WebSite","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-website-site","url":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com","name":"\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0647: \u0647\u0646\u0631\u0645\u0646\u062f","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com?s={search_term_string}","query-input":"required s=search_term_string"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-organization-brand","url":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com","name":"\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0647: \u0647\u0646\u0631\u0645\u0646\u062f","description":"\u0646\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0647 \u0647\u0646\u0631\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u062a\u0635\u0648\u06cc\u0631\u06cc","sameAs":["https://www.instagram.com/herfeh.honarmand/","https://twitter.com/herfehhonarmand","https://t.me/herfeh_honarmand","https://www.youtube.com/@herfeh.honarmand"]}}{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"WebPage","@id":"herfeh-honarmand.com-webpage-english-articlesa-preface-to-the-history-of-art-and-culture-of-iran","url":"https://herfeh-honarmand.com/english-articles/a-preface-to-the-history-of-art-and-culture-of-iran/","name":"Lecture Two: The Poet Human","about":"Since everything in the world possesses degrees of consciousness, natural consciousness might not be a suitable criterion to define the distinction between humans, animals, and plants. 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