The Possibility of the Nobler (imkān al-ashraf) in Ṣadrā’s Philosophy and Its Historical Origins

IF 0.5 3区 社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Oriens Pub Date : 2022-05-06 DOI:10.1163/18778372-12340011
A. Erdt
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The principle known as the possibility of the nobler (qāʿidat imkān al-ashraf) is arguably one of the most often employed principles in later Islamic philosophy. In its standard formulation it states that if something baser exists, a nobler thing must have existed prior to it. A similar argument from the degrees of perfections has had a long career in the history of Western philosophy as well, with its beginnings reaching Stoicism. In Christian theology and philosophy it serves most importantly as a proof for the existence of God in the so-called henological argument of Aquinas. In Islamic philosophy it directly derives from the ex uno non fit nisi unum principle. Since the formulation of its standard version by al-Suhrawardī, the validity of the principle has been conditioned on that it is only applicable to the intelligible beings, hence its main objective is to offer a proof for the existence of the intellects. The article analyzes the application of the principle in Ṣadrā’s philosophy and enquires about its historical roots.
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《Ṣadrā》哲学中的贵族可能性及其历史渊源(imkān al-ashraf)
被称为贵族可能性的原则(qāʿidat imkān al-ashraf)可以说是后来伊斯兰哲学中最常用的原则之一。在其标准表述中,它指出,如果存在更低级的东西,那么在它之前一定存在更高级的东西。一个来自完美程度的类似论点在西方哲学史上也有着漫长的职业生涯,其开端达到了斯多葛主义。在基督教神学和哲学中,它最重要的是在阿奎那所谓的现象学论证中证明上帝的存在。在伊斯兰哲学中,它直接源于非适格原则。自al-Suhrawaldī制定其标准版本以来,该原则的有效性一直以其仅适用于可理解的存在为条件,因此其主要目标是为智力的存在提供证据。文章分析了该原理在Ṣ阿的哲学及其历史根源。
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期刊介绍: Oriens is dedicated to extending our knowledge of intellectual history and developments in the rationalist disciplines in Islamic civilization, with a special emphasis on philosophy, theology, and science. These disciplines had a profoundly rich and lasting life in Islamic civilization and often interacted in complex ways--from the period of their introduction to Islamic civilization in the translation movement that began in the eighth century, through the early and classical periods of development, to the post-classical age, when they shaped even such disciplines as legal theory and poetics. The journal''s range extends from the early and classical to the early modern periods (ca. 700-1900 CE) and it engages all regions and languages of Islamic civilization. In the tradition of Hellmut Ritter, who founded Oriens in 1948, the central focus of interest of the journal is on the medieval and early modern periods of the Near and Middle East. Within this framework, the opening up of the sources and the pursuit of philological and historical research based on original source material is the main concern of its editors and contributors. In addition to individual articles, Oriens welcomes proposals for thematic volumes within the series.
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