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Mulla Sadra was a 17th-century Iranian philosopher who founded Transcendent Theosophy and taught the primacy and gradation of existence.
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What does Mulla Sadra mean by the primacy of existence?
Mulla Sadra argued that existence, not essence, is what is fundamentally real. This doctrine, often called asalat al-wujud, became one of the defining ideas of his 17th-century school, Transcendent Theosophy.
What is Mulla Sadra's Four Journeys?
The Four Journeys, or al-Asfar al-Arba'a, is Mulla Sadra's major philosophical work. It organizes metaphysics, theology, psychology, and spiritual ascent around the image of four journeys of the soul.
How is Mulla Sadra connected to Safavid Iran?
Mulla Sadra lived during the Safavid period and is closely associated with Shiraz and later Qom. His synthesis drew on Avicenna, Suhrawardi, Ibn Arabi, and Shi'i theology.
What is substantial motion in Mulla Sadra's philosophy?
Substantial motion is his claim that change affects the very substance of things, not only their outward qualities. This idea let him describe the soul and the cosmos as dynamically unfolding rather than fixed objects.
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