An inquiry into the theory of decline of political thought in intellectual space in Iran (Seyyed Javad Tabatabai s view)

Theory of decline of political thought in Iran is one of the highest contemporary theories because of its relationship with the development and its problems in Iran. Tabatabai is the author of such acclaimed books as Philosophical Introduction to the History of Political Thought in Iran; Decline of Political Thought in Iran; Essay on Ibn- Khaldun: Impossibility of Social Sciences in Islam, Nizam al-Mulk and Iranian Political Thought: Essay on the Continuity of the Iranian Thought. This article tries to study about theory of decline of political thought that includes following subtitles: Problem statement of decline thought, methodological approach, historical signs theory, the ways of deliverance, Positive and negative analyzes of theory, critics, and conclusions.