Ontological analysis of human action or theory of action in Islamic philosophy
Man's action in a general sense is the subject of Islamic philosophers' interest because of its cognitive and rational background. Islamic philosophers present several internal causes of all human actions, the most important of which are aspiration or desire, cognition and will. Mulla Sadr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Center for Religious Sciences Kom, Belgrade
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Kom: Časopis za Religijske Nauke |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-6396/2022/2334-63962202001H.pdf |
| Summary: | Man's action in a general sense is the subject of Islamic philosophers' interest because of its cognitive and rational background. Islamic philosophers present several internal causes of all human actions, the most important of which are aspiration or desire, cognition and will. Mulla Sadra Shirazi does not accept the opinion of earlier philosophers that aspiration and will are the same ability. He claims that it is possible to say that in man's animalistic actions, will is a strong desire to accomplish a goal and that there is no difference between these two powers there. But in human actions, when reason and thinking are involved, will is a separate faculty that achieves the objective. The freedom of human will in Islamic philosophy is a certain principle based on direct knowledge of one's own being. The cognitive background gives human action its essence and meaning, making man different from all other beings. Man is a unique living being who re-evaluates the meanings achieved through their personal being or the ones taken from other people. Understanding the meaning of an action does not compel a person to accept and follow those meanings, even when he is sure that they are right. A person can act contrary to what he is sure of being the healthiest and most beneficial way of life. The deepest meanings in life can be changed or set aside as soon as a person decides that that is what takes them to bliss. In this paper, we examine the philosophy of action in works of prominent representatives of Islamic philosophical thought and founders of two philosophical schools in Islam - Ibn Sina and Mulla Sadra Shirazi. The subject of this paper does not include ethical and social studies based on the results of this work in Islamic philosophy. |
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| ISSN: | 2334-6396 2334-8046 |