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The Possibility of the Nobler (imkān al-ashraf) in Ṣadrā’s Philosophy and Its Historical Origins (2022)

Erdt, A. (2022). The Possibility of the Nobler (imkān al-ashraf) in Ṣadrā’s Philosophy and Its Historical Origins. Oriens, 50(1-2), 173-205. https://doi.org/10.1163/18778372-12340011

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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Erdt, Agnieszka

Lehti tai sarja: Oriens

ISSN: 0078-6527

eISSN: 1877-8372

Julkaisuvuosi: 2022

Ilmestymispäivä: 06.05.2022

Volyymi: 50

Lehden numero: 1-2

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 173-205

Kustantaja: Brill

Julkaisumaa: Alankomaat

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18778372-12340011

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The principle known as the possibility of the nobler (qāʿidat imkān al-ashraf) is arguably one of the most often employed principles in later Islamic philosophy. In its standard formulation it states that if something baser exists, a nobler thing must have existed prior to it. A similar argument from the degrees of perfections has had a long career in the history of Western philosophy as well, with its beginnings reaching Stoicism. In Christian theology and philosophy it serves most importantly as a proof for the existence of God in the so-called henological argument of Aquinas. In Islamic philosophy it directly derives from the ex uno non fit nisi unum principle. Since the formulation of its standard version by al-Suhrawardī, the validity of the principle has been conditioned on that it is only applicable to the intelligible beings, hence its main objective is to offer a proof for the existence of the intellects. The article analyzes the application of the principle in Ṣadrā’s philosophy and enquires about its historical roots.

YSO-asiasanat: islam; teologia; filosofinen teologia; aristotelismi; ontologia (filosofia); eksistenssi; Jumala

Vapaat asiasanat: Ṣadrā; al-Suhrawardī; possibility of the nobler; imkān al-ashraf; Theologia Aristotelis

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OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2022

JUFO-taso: 1