Knowledge in later islamic philosophy: mulla sadra on existence, intellect, and intuition

This study looks at Mulla Sadra's attempt to reconcile the three major forms of knowledge in Islamic philosophical discourses: revelation (Qur'an), demonstration (burhan), and gnosis or intuitive knowledge ('irfan). In his grand synthesis, Mulla Sadra bases his epistemological considerations on a robust analysis of existence and its modalities. For Sadra, in knowing things, we unveil anaspect of existence and thus engage with the countless modalities and coloursof the all-inclusive reality of existence. INDICE: 1.: The Problem of Knowledge and the Greco-Islamic Context of the Unification Argument; 2.: Mulla Sadra's Theory of Knowledge and the Unification Argument; 3.: Sadr?'s Synthesis: Knowledge as Experience, Knowledge as Being

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973524-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 338
• Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés