The influence of orientation towards the components of Western civilization in the face of the intellectuals of the Qajar period With the cultural background of Islamic Iran (A case study by Fathali Akhundzadeh, Mirza Agakhan Kermani and Mirza Abdolrahim Talebov)

Facing Western new civilization had great influences on the intellectual and cultural developments of Iranian society, including the views and opinions of intellectuals of the Qajar period. Their negative or underestimating approaches towards the scientific and cultural background of Iran in the Islamic duration can be considered as one of the most important of these influences. The negation or weakening of cultural identity that is one of the consequences of this approach emphasizes the importance of addressing how the West influences this area. Using a descriptive and analytical method and citing written works left by intellectuals such as Akhundzadeh, Kermani, and Talibov this research intends to answer the question as: "How did the facing with the West have a negative effect on the viewpoints of the intellectuals of this period? ” The findings of the present study indicate that the deviant view of intellectuals towards the West as well as their being influenced by some of its intellectual and cultural foundations such as modern science, Western Orientalists' opinions, and archaism has played the most important role in this regard.