Essays in Philosophy and Kalam

Essays in Philosophy and Kalam

The existential background of the soul from Ibn Sina's point of view

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student of Hikmat Ta'alieh, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Wisdom, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3 Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Wisdom, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
According to Ibn Sina, the existence of the soul before the creation of the body is a subject that this article examines.

It is well known among philosophers that the creation of the soul before the body is forbidden, and many reasons for this refusal have been stated by the sages. On the other hand, in his works, the story of the descent or descent of the soul, which implies the creation of the population before the body, is mentioned, and this contradicts his philosophical principles of refusing to create the population before the body, which has received less attention. Is.

According to the principles that we know from Ibn Sina, his words indicate the opposite of having a history of the soul, that is, he considers the soul as an accident with the occurrence of the body, and Ali al-Qaeda should not believe in the history before that.

But a closer look at Ibn Sina's works and views provides evidence that, in his view, the soul had a history in other worlds before the creation and emergence of the body, or at least that evidence can be used for this purpose. Ibn Sina's mystical approaches and his view on the existence of an object in the order of cause are among the evidences that have been considered in the study of this subject.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 23 January 2023

  • Receive Date 21 August 2022
  • Revise Date 02 October 2022
  • Accept Date 03 October 2022