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Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra : an Analysis of the al-hikmah al-'arshiyyah.

This book examines and analyses the legitimacy of the widely held claim that Mulla Sadra's philosophy (al-hikmah al-muta'aliyyah) is a synthesis of principles and doctrines drawn from revelation (wahy), gnosis ('irfan/ma'rifah) and discursive philosophy (al-hikmah al-bahthiyyah)....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moris, Zailan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge Sufi series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Knowledge ('Ilm) in Islam: A General Background for Understanding Mulla Sadra's Epistemological Views; The Fundamental Principles of Islam; The Emphasis on Knowledge ('ilm) in the Quran and Hadith; The Hierarchical Structure of Reality; The Traditional Islamic Educational (Madrasah) System; 2 Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Quran and Hadith and in Subsequent Islamic Thought before Mulla Sadra; Revelation (wahy) and Intellect (al-'aql) in the Quran and Hadith.
  • Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Mashsha'i (Peripatetic) and Ishraqi (Illuminationist) Schools of Islamic PhilosophyRevelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Perspective of the Sufis; 3 The Life and Works of Mulla Sadra; The Life of Mulla Sadra; The Works of Mulla Sadra; 4 Does There Exist a Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra?; The Transcendent Philosophy or al-Hikmah al-muta'aliyah of Mulla Sadra; The Ontological Primacy (asalah), Unity (wahdah) and Gradation (tashkik) of Being (wujud).
  • Transubstantial Motion (al-harakah al-jawhariyyah)The Unity (al-ittihad) of the Knower (al-'aqil) and the Known (al-ma'qul); The Catharsis (tajrid) and Independence of the Imaginative Faculty; Does There Exist a Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy?; 5 How Does Mulla Sadra Synthesize the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in his Philosophy?; Metaphysics; Eschatology; An Analysis of Mulla Sadra's Method of Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason.
  • 6 Is Mulla Sadra Successful in his Synthesizing Effort?An Evaluation of Mulla Sadra's Synthesis of the Three Sources of Knowledge; An Evaluation of Mulla Sadra's Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Gnosis and Discursive Philosophy; The Impact and Influence of Mulla Sadra's Philosophy on Subsequent Islamic Philosophers; Afterword; Bibliography; SubjectIndex.