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Title

Mulla Sadra (c. 1572—1640)

Document Type

Encyclopedia Entry

Publication Date

2013

Publication Source

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Abstract

Mulla Sadra made major contributions to Islamic metaphysics and to Shi'i theology during the Safavid period (1501-1736) in Persia. He started his career in the context of a rising culture that combined elements from the Persian past with the newly institutionalized Shi'ism and Sufi teachings. Mulla Sadra was heir to a long tradition of Islamic philosophy that from the beginning had accommodated the speculations of Greek philosophers, especially Neoplatonic philosophers, for the purpose of understanding the world, particularly in relation to the creator and the Islamic faith. Islamic philosophy originated in the rational endeavours to reconcile reason and revelation though the results did not always satisfy theologians, but ironically widened the gaps between reason and revelation.

ISBN/ISSN

2161-0002

Publisher

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Peer Reviewed

yes

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