The nature and workings of sacred intellect from the perspective of Avicenna
Sacred intellect in Avicenna, a degree of rationality in which the highest form of communication is done with the intellectual world. Reasonable time to the times of human rationality is achieved without difficulty, pain and time, only be achieved by ...
Einollah Khademi +1 more
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Role of Active Intellect in Competence of Prophet for Leadership from Avecinna’s viewpoint [PDF]
The necessity of a prophet's presence in the leadership of Medina and the intricate relationship between prophecy and politics have long captivated scholars in Islamic philosophy.
Ahmad Jahaninasab
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The Perfect Human Being in Sohrawardi’s Illuminative Thought and Farabi’s Philosophical System: A Comparative Study of the “Qutb” and the “Ideal Ruler” [PDF]
Thoughts and theoretical reflections about “governance” in Islamic society, whether theorizing about the desired structure of government or describing the characteristics of an ideal ruler, is one of the most important topics studied in the field of ...
Tahereh Kamalizadeh +1 more
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Intellect in Alexander of Aphrodisias and Its Impact upon Muslim Philosophers [PDF]
In his treatise "On the Intellect," Alexander of Aphrodisias paraphrases Aristotleʼs views on the intellect. He refers to four kinds of intellect. The first three include: the potential intellect which resides potentially in manʼs soul and will be ...
Abdurrazzaq Hesamifar +1 more
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Comparing the Functions of Intellect from the Viewpoint of Mullasadra and Holy Quran [PDF]
According to philosophers intellect is the rational faculty of the soul, by which one can understand the truth universally. Now the question is how much this definition of intellect conforms to the Quran's view.
fateme soleimani
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The active intellect of Aristotle: another even more modest proposal [PDF]
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García Lorente, José Antonio
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I would claim that the main feature of the general intellect, in all its forms, is its indeterminacy. Neither defining individuality nor a specific group, the general intellect represents a sort of passage between the singular and the multitude.
Ovan, Sabrina
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Farabi's Imagination about Prophecy [PDF]
Farabi is a philosopher who, for the first time, by taking a rational interpretation of revelation, took prophecy out of the form of a purely theological issue and included it in philosophical discussions.
Hoorieh Shojaee Baghini +2 more
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Analysis of the Basis and Arguments of the Theory of "Active Intellect" in Islamic Philosophy [PDF]
One of the influential topics in Islamic philosophy is the issue of "active intellect". This term has entered Islamic philosophy from Aristotle's philosophy and some interpreters of Aristotle's works.
Mansour Imanpour
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‘Active Intellect’ in Avempace and Averroës: An Interpretative Issue
Daniel Bučan
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