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Najafi H, Naji Esfahani H. Mīr Dāmād and the Formation of Shiʿi Philosophy: From Refining Avicennian Philosophy to the Theory of Perpetual Creation. jpt 2025; 5 (1) :1001-1015
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1- Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. , hossein.najafi@modares.ac.ir
2- Philosophy Department, Faculty of Humanities, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Philosophy Department, Faculty of Humanities, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract: (177 Views)
Mīr Dāmād’s foundations in sketching the worldview of Yemani Wisdom and formulating the theory of perpetual creation (al-ḥudūth al-daḥrī) is a product of the refining and expanding of the Avicennian worldview. Inspired by certain Quranic verses and traditions, and combining between reason and transmission, Mīr Dāmād aimed at broadening and changing the discussions on perpetuity and eternity, the types of priority and posteriority, and types of creation. He did this without the least disturbing of the rational foundations of Avicennian philosophy, introducing the grounds for the view of real creation and the separable posteriority of the contingent realm. In this research, while explaining Mīr Dāmād’s usage of transmitted arguments and his commitment to the teachings of Avicenna in presenting the theory of perpetual creation, we have shown that Mīr Dāmād changed the structure of Avicennian thought with the great precision that he had. He did this in such a way that avoiding his expansion would close the path to presenting and establishing the theory of perpetual creation. Mīr Dāmād’s attempt to offer a new interpretation of the inception of the world in light of the teachings of religion is considered a great step in the formation of Shiʿi Philosophy.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Metaphysics (Islamic)
Received: 2025/02/13 | Accepted: 2025/02/25 | Published: 2025/01/29
Received: 2025/02/13 | Accepted: 2025/02/25 | Published: 2025/01/29
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