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SuhrawardÄ«âs Illuminationism
A Philosophical Study
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In SuhrawardÄ«âs Illuminationism, Jari Kaukua offers a new interpretation of ShihÄb al-DÄ«n al-SuhrawardÄ«âs (d. 1191 CE) illuminationist (ishrÄqÄ«) philosophy. Commonly portrayed as a philosophically inclined mystic, SuhrawardÄ« appears here as a perspicacious critic of Avicenna who developed his critique into an alternative philosophical system.
Focusing on metaphysics and theory of science, Kaukua argues that SuhrawardÄ«âs illuminationist philosophy combines rigorous metaphysical monism with a modest but positive assessment of scientific explanation. This philosophical core of SuhrawardÄ«âs illuminationism is reconcilable with but independent of the mystical side of the shaykh al-ishrÄq.
Focusing on metaphysics and theory of science, Kaukua argues that SuhrawardÄ«âs illuminationist philosophy combines rigorous metaphysical monism with a modest but positive assessment of scientific explanation. This philosophical core of SuhrawardÄ«âs illuminationism is reconcilable with but independent of the mystical side of the shaykh al-ishrÄq.
Jari Kaukua, DSocSci (2007), is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the author of Self-Awareness in Islamic Philosophy (CUP, 2015) and many articles on classical and post-classical Islamic philosophy.
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Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Real Definition
â1âReal Definition in Avicenna
â2âSuhrawardÄ«âs Critique
2 Modal Logic
â1âThree Reductions: Quantification, Quality, Mode
â2âAvicennaâs Modal Syllogistic
â3âSuhrawardÄ«âs Simplified Model
3 IÊ¿tibÄrÄt
â1âFrom Essence and Existence to the iÊ¿tibÄrÄt
â2âThe iÊ¿tibÄrÄt and Infinite Regress
â3âIn Defence of the iÊ¿tibÄrÄt
â4âThe Question of Truth
4 Bundles, Forms, and Perception
â1âFrom Hylomorphism to Bundle Theory
â2âAnticipation of Forms
â3âTheory of Perception
5 Light and Appearing
â1âThe Axiomatic Foundation: Light, Darkness, and the Barrier in between
â2âThe Historical Background
6 Light Monism
â1âDegrees of Light
â2âOne Light of Lights
â3âFrom the One to Many: Primary Emanation
â4âPropitious Light: Secondary Emanation
7 Forms
â1âArguments for the Forms
â2âSuhrawardÄ«âs Theory of Forms
â3âForms as Universal Causes
8 Corporeal Individuals
â1âIndividuals as Bundles
â2âThree Objections
â3âThe Question of Individuation
9 Knowledge and Science
â1âIÊ¿tibÄrÄ« Concepts and Human Knowledge
â2âIlluminationist Theory of Science
Conclusion: SuhrawardÄ«âs Illuminationism
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Real Definition
â1âReal Definition in Avicenna
â2âSuhrawardÄ«âs Critique
2 Modal Logic
â1âThree Reductions: Quantification, Quality, Mode
â2âAvicennaâs Modal Syllogistic
â3âSuhrawardÄ«âs Simplified Model
3 IÊ¿tibÄrÄt
â1âFrom Essence and Existence to the iÊ¿tibÄrÄt
â2âThe iÊ¿tibÄrÄt and Infinite Regress
â3âIn Defence of the iÊ¿tibÄrÄt
â4âThe Question of Truth
4 Bundles, Forms, and Perception
â1âFrom Hylomorphism to Bundle Theory
â2âAnticipation of Forms
â3âTheory of Perception
5 Light and Appearing
â1âThe Axiomatic Foundation: Light, Darkness, and the Barrier in between
â2âThe Historical Background
6 Light Monism
â1âDegrees of Light
â2âOne Light of Lights
â3âFrom the One to Many: Primary Emanation
â4âPropitious Light: Secondary Emanation
7 Forms
â1âArguments for the Forms
â2âSuhrawardÄ«âs Theory of Forms
â3âForms as Universal Causes
8 Corporeal Individuals
â1âIndividuals as Bundles
â2âThree Objections
â3âThe Question of Individuation
9 Knowledge and Science
â1âIÊ¿tibÄrÄ« Concepts and Human Knowledge
â2âIlluminationist Theory of Science
Conclusion: SuhrawardÄ«âs Illuminationism
Bibliography
Index
All interested in the history of Islamic philosophy, and anyone concerned with the illuminationist (ishrÄqÄ«) tradition.