Rereading the Existence and Essence of Reason in Uthulujiyya

Document Type : Research Paper

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Associated Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theosophy, Payamenoor University, Tehran. Iran

10.22061/orj.2023.2060

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The issue of distinguishing existence and essence has been openly raised in Islamic philosophy; But there is a difference of opinion about the origins of this issue. This article claims that in Uthulujiyya, in the topic of "intelligence", we can find traces of the "problem of distinguishing between existence and essence". In the fifth Mimer of Uthulujiyya, he equates the term "Ma howa" (ماهو) with "Lam howa"لم هو ) (in the intellect and considers it opposite and different in other beings. What is mean the "Ma howa" (ماهو) and "Lam howa"لم هو ) ( in Intellect? Is it possible to consider the two terms "Ma howa" (ماهو) and "Lam howa"لم هو ) ( in Uthulujiyya in the subject of reason as "existential" in which the root of the problem of distinguishing "existence and nature" can be investigated? In this article, we intend to examine this issue conceptual-extensional and creatively. In terms of concept, let's explain it through definition, and its examples in the world of reason and matter, and in terms of innovation, we should examine the problem with complete innovation. Therefore, it is necessary to first explain the terms and words used for "existence" and "essence" in the Enneads Uthulujiyya and the understanding these books have of "existence" and "essence" and then to examine "Ma howa" (ماهو) and "Lam howa"لم هو ) ( and the issue of existence and essence in the intellect in terms of concept and examples. The method of this research is descriptive-analytical.

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