Innate Perceptions from the Viewpoint of Mullā Ṣadrā
Journal Title: جستارهایی در فلسفه و کلام - Year 2016, Vol 48, Issue 97
Abstract
The inner nature (fiṭra) and the innate affairs in man is among the important discourses, which has a long record in Islamic and Western thought; and many philosophers and thinkers have talked about it, in particular, on proving it, to the extent that even some authorities in Islamic philosophy have considered the acceptance of innate ethical perceptions as the best solution to ethical relativism. In this writing, first the applications of the word innate (fitrī) is stated about human perceptions, then Mullā Ṣadrā’s viewpoint about each of these applications is presented and finally it is concluded that, contrary to some Western philosophers such as Plato and Leibniz, from the viewpoint of Mullā Ṣadrā and according to his specific humanistic principles such as the corporeal contingency of the soul, man does not have innate perception as a priori acquired perceptions and cognitions that is expedient to his creation and having been accompanied to him from the beginning. Furthermore, according to such principles as “concomitance of existence and knowledge”, “simple knowledge shared among human beings”, “knowledge caused by essence itself requires knowledge about the cause”, the innate perception by presence in Mullā Ṣadrā’s viewpoint is acceptable.
Authors and Affiliations
Zahra Rasouli, Ali Jahan
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