نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Molla Rajab-Ali Tabrizi, a philosopher of the Safavid era in Isfahan and a contemporary of Ṣadr al-Mutaʾallihin (Mulla Ṣadra), stood at the head of a movement that opposed Ṣadra in many principles and foundations. One of the most important points of contention between these two philosophers of the Isfahan school was the problem of wujud (existence). In Ṣadra’s philosophy, existence holds an exalted position: the doctrines of the primacy of existence (aṣalat al-wujud), the unity of existence (waḥdat al-wujud), and the gradation of existence (tashkik al-wujud) give Ṣadrian thought its distinctive character. In contrast, in Tabrizi’s thought, the fate of existence is determined in a completely different way. For him, existence has a qualificative (ṣifati) meaning and, like any other attribute, is in need of its subject, rendering it dependent and non-self-subsistent. Such a view of existence, given the central role of the problem of existence in philosophical debates, set Tabrizi’s philosophy apart from Ṣadra’s. Conceptual-referential confusion, treating existence as a mere attribute, insufficient precision in interpreting the words of earlier philosophers and mystics, and in the narrations he relied upon, appear to be among Tabrizi’s strategic errors.
The purpose of this article is to explain Tabrizi’s view on the problem of existence and to point out its flaws and weaknesses. The method employed is descriptive-analytical, based on library sources. The conclusion indicates that Tabrizi’s interpretation of the meanings of existence lacks the necessary robustness, and the evidence he presents is not free from gaps and shortcomings.
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