Philosophical Thought

The Possibility of Immaterial Beings Movement based on the Human Soul Movement in the Psychological Viewpoints of Ibn Sina and Mulla Sadra

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Y. Noormohammadi Najaf Abadi 1
H. Booazar 1
S.M. Honarmand 1
K. Kayseri Guderzi 2
M. Karamati Fard 3

1 Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran

2 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran

3 Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran

https://doi.org/10.58209/jpt.4.3.219
Abstract
Relying on the psychological theories of Ibn Sina and Mulla Sadra, this argument examines the movement of the human soul in two stages: “when the soul is connected to the natural body” and “after its separation from the natural body”. By demonstrating the possibility of movement in the immaterial soul, it is also possible to prove and explain the movement of other non-material beings. When the soul is connected to the natural body, the unified human soul can move and change independently of the power and matter within the body. This independence suggests that other non-material beings can also undergo movement without reliance on matter. However, after the soul is separated from the material body, Ibn Sina considers the possibility of the soul’s evolutionary movement but lacks sufficient grounds to prove it. In contrast, Mulla Sadra explicitly denies the evolution of the soul in the intermediate state but provides psychological foundations that support the possibility of the soul's evolution. These same principles can also demonstrate and explain the movement of other immaterial beings.

Keywords

movement
Immaterial Beings
Human Soul
Ibn Sina
Mulla Sadra
Unifying Composition
Subjects
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Philosophical Thought
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 15
Summer 2024
Summer 2024
Pages 219-233

  • Receive Date 14 July 2025
  • Publish Date 14 July 2025