Suhrawardi's critiques of Ibn Sina's theory on the subjects of monsters and the body

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student in Theology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Theology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Theology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Literature, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This article is entitled "Suhrawardi's Critique of Ibn Sina's Theory on Monsters and the Body" which is qualitative in nature and lacks hypotheses and variables. The purpose of the article is fundamental and theoretical. The main question is: How is Suhrawardi's critique of Ibn Sina's theory on the subject of monsters and the body explained? The research method is descriptive-analytical which uses the tools of formal logic and the position of data collection is library.

Ibn Sina, while believing in the real existence of the monster, considered the appearance of the body as dependent on its existence and considered the body as a continuous substance composed of matter and independent form. On the other hand, Suhrawardi rejected the existence of monsters and considered them as purely mental and considered the body as simple, but included substance and width, and did not accept the sum of two inks in a single body and accepted it as a substantial connection and continuous quantity. In this article, the right or wrong of these two views is examined.

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