“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”

͟ Socrates

I believe that having access to free and uncensored knowledge is a universal right but there are some places in the world such as the “currently theocratic” Iran where this very basic human right is manifestly denied. To live under the influence of faith traditions/religions might increase the chance of lacking some important epistemological and ontological competences. As a result, a sort of systematic ignorance prevails and any attempt to adhere to secular reasoning and critical thinking could be simply regarded as an act of disobedience/blasphemy and therefore punishable by law.

I think promoting free knowledge is one of the best ways or perhaps the best way to raise awareness and to challenge dogmatic thinking. That is why I voluntarily translated titles which encourage critical thinking, sceptical approach, and above all rationality.

Titles that I have translated from English to Persian and are already made available on Nogodland for free:

From Bacteria to Bach And Back by Daniel C. Dennett

Breaking The Spell by Daniel C. Dennett

A Manual For Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian

(with sincere thanks to the highly generous courtesy of the authors)

Two more titles have been also translated by me so far (not mentioned above) and hopefully will be released by late 2020/early 2021.

Happy reading!

Amir Maniee

22 July, 2020