Mulla Sadra

Informationen zum Autor Sayeh Meisami is a research associate at the Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto, where she leads the Islamic Philosophy Reading Group. Klappentext A timely biography on the single most important and influential philosopher in the Muslim world in the last four hundred years Zusammenfassung A timely biography on the single most important and influential philosopher in the Muslim world in the last four hundred years Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments   1 THE MAN AND HIS WORK Life and Works Mulla Sadra and the School of Isfahan Transcendental Philosophy   2 THE REALITY AND GRADATION OF BEING Being and Quiddity The Ground of Reality Is Quiddity an Illusion? Diversity in Unity Unity in Diversity   3 THE UNITY OF THE KNOWER AND THE KNOWN Knowledge and Being The Hierarchy of Knowing Knowledge by Presence Knowledge and Realization   4 THE BEGINNING AND THE END Substantial Motion The Ground of Motion Temporal Origination and Eternity The Soul The Resurrection   5 GOD AND HIS ATTRIBUTES Theology in Transcendental Philosophy The Existence of God The Oneness of God The Attributes Divine Knowledge Divine Will Free Will Prophets, Imams and Awliya   6 THE PHILOSOPHER'S LEGACY Early Influence: Students and Critics Mulla Sadra in the Qajar and Pahlavi Periods After the Islamic Revolution Outside Iran   Select Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Sayeh Meisami, Meisami Sayeh
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9781851684298
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-429-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Makers of the Muslim World; Makers of the Muslim World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Islam, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Islam / History