Different Readings of Isfahani's Argument for the Existence of God
Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Gharawi Isfahani (Muhaqqiq Isfahani) presented an argument for the existence of God which is classified among ontological arguments. Among contemporary thinkers in Iran, this argument has attracted serious supporters and critics alike. Overall, five readings have been put...
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| description | Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Gharawi Isfahani (Muhaqqiq Isfahani) presented an argument for the existence of God which is classified among ontological arguments. Among contemporary thinkers in Iran, this argument has attracted serious supporters and critics alike. Overall, five readings have been put forth for this argument. In the present study, these five readings have been analyzed in three main frameworks including (1) the concept of the Necessary Being as a mental concept, (2) the concept of Necessary Being as representing something out of itself and finally, (3) the reality of the Necessary Being or the objectivity of the Being by Itself. After presenting each reading, its compatibility with Isfahani’s argument will be analyzed. It will be shown that Isfahani's argument should be regarded as an argument in the second framework. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7c962fb02c94426946787c3d4f8f58d2024-03-06T08:03:11ZfasImam Sadiq Universityپژوهشنامه فلسفه دین2228-65782228-65862017-10-0115216718310.30497/prr.2018.21202120Different Readings of Isfahani's Argument for the Existence of GodMohammad Mohammadrezai0Mahdi Khayatzadeh1Professor of Islamic philosophy, University of Tehran, College of Farabi, Qom, Iran.graduate student in philosophy of religion, University of Tehran, College of Farabi, Qom, Iran.Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Gharawi Isfahani (Muhaqqiq Isfahani) presented an argument for the existence of God which is classified among ontological arguments. Among contemporary thinkers in Iran, this argument has attracted serious supporters and critics alike. Overall, five readings have been put forth for this argument. In the present study, these five readings have been analyzed in three main frameworks including (1) the concept of the Necessary Being as a mental concept, (2) the concept of Necessary Being as representing something out of itself and finally, (3) the reality of the Necessary Being or the objectivity of the Being by Itself. After presenting each reading, its compatibility with Isfahani’s argument will be analyzed. It will be shown that Isfahani's argument should be regarded as an argument in the second framework.https://prrj.isu.ac.ir/article_2120_f81d7888806baa7fce3c2d7d6292c763.pdfmuhaqqiq isfahaniontological argumentproof of the righteous (burhan-e seddiqin)the concept of necessary being |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Mohammadrezai Mahdi Khayatzadeh Different Readings of Isfahani's Argument for the Existence of God پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین muhaqqiq isfahani ontological argument proof of the righteous (burhan-e seddiqin) the concept of necessary being |
| title | Different Readings of Isfahani's Argument for the Existence of God |
| title_full | Different Readings of Isfahani's Argument for the Existence of God |
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| title_short | Different Readings of Isfahani's Argument for the Existence of God |
| title_sort | different readings of isfahani s argument for the existence of god |
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