Being and Meaning: Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī and His Followers on the Identity of Knowledge and the Known

In this article, the problem of universals is discussed in terms of the relationship between knowledge and being, on the basis of the works of Ibn Sīnā and his commentators. Problems pertinent to the discussion of universals stem mainly from Ibn Sīnā’s establishing the concept of essence (māhiyya) a...

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Main Author: Ömer Türker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Studies Association (ILEM) 2014-10-01
Series:Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences
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Online Access:https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/1-1/2-m0002/omer-turker.pdf