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Oriens, 2022
This article discusses the Ašʿarī theologian Saʿd al-Dīn al-Taftāzānī's (d. 793/1390) refutation ... more This article discusses the Ašʿarī theologian Saʿd al-Dīn al-Taftāzānī's (d. 793/1390) refutation of Akbarian metaphysics and the identification of absolute being (al-wuǧūd al-muṭlaq) with the Necessary Being, i.e. God, in his summa Šarḥ al-Maqāṣid. Al-Taftāzānī argues that the Akbarians are amateur philosophers who misappropriated the philosophical tradition. If absolute being were identified with God, we would not be able to say that anything else is, leading to monism. Instead al-Taftāzānī argues that absolute being is a mind-dependent concept. Al-Taftāzānī's refutation reveals the contested nature of the Avicennan legacy and the important role of the Akbarian school in its development.
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Les Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, 2018
Ibn Kemal’s philosophical writings are closely connected to the thought of Dawānī and the Ašʿarī-... more Ibn Kemal’s philosophical writings are closely connected to the thought of Dawānī and the Ašʿarī-Avicennan synthesis that developed in Persia in the centuries following Avicenna’s death. Ibn Kemal displays a heightened awareness of, and engagement with, the philosophical debates of his time, which manifests itself in both a development of philosophical ideas and a mediation between different schools. In his commentary on Dawānī’s proof for the Necessary Existent we witness a shift in focus towards proving the impossibility of circular reasoning, rather than infinite regress, as Ibn Kemal argues that infinite regress is a concomitant of circular reasoning. In an independent treatise on Verifying the Necessity of the Necessary, Ibn Kemal can be seen to play down the differences between Avicennan, Ašʿarī and Akbarian views regarding the identification of essence and existence in God, thus representing a trend towards synthesis. His interpretation of the Rāzian position that the divine essence requires existence as requiring mawǧūdiyyah appears to undermine Rāzī’s original intention. Similarly, he appears to sidestep the Akbarian notion of God being the only existence hinted at in Dawānī.
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Stony Brook University's MA program "History of Philosophies, East and West" invites applications... more Stony Brook University's MA program "History of Philosophies, East and West" invites applications from interested students. Contact information is available in the brochure.
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