In the continuation of the series of sessions, in the fourth session, the first chapter of Brian Fay's book "Contemporary Philosophy of Social Sciences", translated by Khashayar Deyhemi, was discussed. This session was held with the presence of Dr. Seyed Mohammad Taghi Hosseini, the head of the Faculty of Law and Political Science. The topic discussed in this session was whether one must be the same person (or one of those people) in order to know that person. In this session, Dr. Hosseini emphasized the importance of this book in creating a new understanding of political and social relations. We have often heard that unless you become a father or a mother, you don't understand what it means to be a father or a mother! Do we really have to become Hitler in order to know what Hitler did in Germany and Europe? This question brings us face to face with "the I-centeredness" as the first thing. It is said in this discussion that only the person themselves can truly know themselves because everyone has different experiences and different perspectives even on many common issues. For example, when someone talks about the color red, another person cannot be certain that the red they are talking about is the same red, and there are no words to express this matter either. It was further mentioned that sometimes it is suggested that shared experience can help others understand or recognize each other; but this perspective is also rejected; imagine
The shared experience of walking down a dark street for a lady without any company, a lady who has no weapon and is slim and weak, and for a strong muscular person who has won several boxing matches. Does their shared experience create a common understanding? Furthermore, it has been said that individuals are often helpless in recognizing themselves; a person changes in many instances, someone who was in elementary school is no longer the same person who attends university. In simpler terms, moment A no longer exists in moment B and the person has also changed to the same extent. The young lady who used to wake up with a thousand troubles in the early mornings; but now she easily wakes up her child in the middle of the night with very little crying. The answer to this question is that you must be the same person or persons in order to know them, and the answer is that you must use words that have the power to convey messages in order to understand.