162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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The book explains Sadrā’s theory of the nature of afterlife. It presents Sadrā’s philosophical premises concerning the nature of human beings and their physical and psychological developments through which Sadrā shows how the afterlife is intimately connected to the nature of the human being and how it is a natural stage of the evolution of each individual in which a corporeal body has no role.... Read more
1 The Background 2 The Primacy of Existence 3 Individuation and Identity 4 Substantial Motion 5 The Nature of the Human Being 6 Imagination and the Problem of Bodily Return 7 Sadra’s Theories of Imagination and Bodily Return
Biography
Eiyad Salman al-Kutubi received his doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from Indiana University.He is currently visiting assistant professor in Islamic Studies at the department of Religion/University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign and his research interests include Islamic philosophy and Quranic hermeneutics.
'... academic audience should be grateful for al-Kurtubi’s careful and detailed reading, which presents a clear explanation of Sadrian theories, and the contribution of such an intense text to the literature.'
Sümeyye Parildar, Istanbul University, Nazariyat Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences
