A Contemplation on Divine Knowledge in Avicenna's Peripatetic Philosophy

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Full Professor of University of Tehran, and Retired Faculty member of Research Institute of Iranian Hekmat and Philosophy

2 Assistant Professor and Academic Member of the Institute of Philosophy and theosophy of Iran

Abstract

The problem of divine knowledge with a subset of related issues, is one of the most difficult philosophical problems that sheikh al-Rais has been addressing and solving in its numerous works. The view of Avicenna, especially regarding the problem of divine knowledge, has been criticized and abused by many, and even charged with exaggeration by thinkers such as Ghazali. This paper seeks to refine the view of Avicenna in a reflection on the basis of the philosophical foundations of Avicenna. The most important basis for Avicenna is the metaphysical distinction between existence and quiddity. In this article, firstly, the design of the Sheikh's base and its difference with the Mu'tazilite view are discussed. Then, by examining his view of divine knowledge in the three stages of the knowledge of essence, the knowledge of other things and the knowledge of the details, the ultimate theory of the Sheikh with respect to his later works The most important of these is "Al-TALIQT". According to the final view, since God is the source, it is pure action and all things, its knowledge of itself and other things, as well as the details is the presential knowledge.

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Journal of Ontological Researches
Volume 8, Issue 16
March 2020
Pages 17-35

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