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Biography
- B.Sc. in Mathematics, Isfahan University of Technology (2002)
- Teacher, Isfahan Mathematics House (2002–2007)
- M.Sc. in Mathematics, Jacobs University Bremen (2009)
- Teacher, Isfahan Mathematics House (2009–2012)
- Research Associate, Department of History and Philosophy of Mathematics, University of Siegen (2013–2019)
- Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) in Philosophy of Mathematics, University of Siegen (2020). Dissertation title: „Socratic Mathematizing – A Study of Leonard Nelson’s Conception of a Socratic Method in the Context of Mathematics“
- Research Associate, project “HM4MINT‑NRW” within the framework of “Digitale Hochschule NRW” (2019–2022)
- Postdoctoral Assistant, Department for Didactics of Mathematics, University of Klagenfurt (since 2022)
Research Interests
- Philosophy of Mathematics: Foundations of mathematics and logic in the Neo‑Kantian tradition and their relevance for justifying mathematics education
- History of mathematics and its implementation in mathematics teaching
- Societal aspects of mathematics education
Publications
- Shokrani, Shafie (2023). „Leonard Nelson’s conception of critical thinking mathematics classroom.“ In: Drijvers, P.; Csapodi, C.; Palmér, H.; Gosztonyi, K.; Kónya, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13). Budapest: Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics & ERME.
- Shokrani, Shafie (2023). Review of „Jakovljević, Dragan: Das Selbstvertrauen der Vernunft und die Sokratische Methodik. Leonard Nelsons kritische Philosophie heute. Podgorica 2021.“ COINCIDENTIA, 9.
- Shokrani, Shafie (2020). „Socratic Mathematizing – A Study of Leonard Nelson’s Conception of a Socratic Method in the Context of Mathematics.“ University of Siegen (Doctoral dissertation).
- Shokrani, Shafie (2019). „The Philosophy of Mathematics and Leonard Nelson’s Socratic Method – An Overview.“ In: Mathematik in der Tradition des Neukantianismus / Siegener Beiträge zur Geschichte und Philosophie der Mathematik, Vol. 11, pp. 109–139.
- Koenig, Daniel; Nickel, Gregor; Shokrani, Shafie (Eds.) (2019). „Mathematik in der Tradition des Neukantianismus“ (Conference volume).
- Shokrani, Shafie; Spies, Susanne (2018). „Feeling the essence of mathematics – Socratic dialogues at the Mathematics House in Isfahan.“ Siegener Beiträge zur Geschichte und Philosophie der Mathematik, Vol. 10, pp. 141–160.
- Shokrani, Shafie (2015). „Mathematics and the Socratic Dialogue – The Tradition of Leonard Nelson.“ Der Mathematikunterricht, 61(6), pp. 44–48.
Talks
- „History of Mathematics in the Classroom: Initial Theoretical Approaches and Societal Perspectives.“ Annual 2025 ÖMG‑DMV Meeting, 1–5 September 2025, Linz, Austria.
- „Gerhard Hessenberg on the Foundations of Mathematics.“ Annual Conference on the History of Mathematics and its Teaching 2025, 28 May–1 June 2025, Königswinter, Germany.
- „Leonard Nelson’s Conception of Critical Thinking Mathematics Classroom.“ 13th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 10–14 July 2023, Budapest, Hungary.
- „Leonard Nelson’s Conception of a Socratic Method in the Context of Mathematics.“ 20th Rheinisch‑Westfälisch Seminar on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, 28 January 2022, Paderborn, Germany.
- „Leonard Nelson’s Philosophy of Mathematics and its Application.“ 29th Novembertagung on the History of Mathematics: History of Mathematical Concepts and Conceptual History of Mathematics, 28–30 November 2018, Instituto de Matemáticas de la Universidad de Sevilla (IMUS), Seville, Spain.
- „Leonard Nelson’s Socratic Method and Mathematics.“ General Assembly of the Philosophisch‑Politische Akademie, 3–4 November 2018, Conference Center of the Protestant Diakonieverein Berlin‑Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany.
- „Mathematics A‑lympiad in Iran.“ (with Fatemeh Ahmadpour Mobarakeh and Sharareh Taghi Dastjerdi) The 8th World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions Conference, 18–24 July 2018, Graz, Austria.
- „Leonard Nelson’s Socratic Method and Mathematics.“ Conference „Mathematik in der Tradition des Neukantianismus“, 15–16 March 2018, Siegen, Germany.
- „Leonard Nelson’s Socratic Method.“ Novembertagung 2017: Tools for Research in Mathematics, History and Philosophy, 2–4 November 2017, Brussels, Belgium.
- „Discourse in Mathematics Education – A Comparison of Three Perspectives.“ 49th Annual Conference of the German Society for Research in Mathematics Education (GDM), 9–13 February 2015, Basel, Switzerland.
- „Socratic Dialogues in Mathematics – Suitable for Bridging Courses?“ 48th Annual Conference of the German Society for Research in Mathematics Education (GDM), 26–30 March 2014, Koblenz, Germany
