Shams al-Din al-Samarqandī on Ontological Preponderance (al-Tarajjuh) and Ontological Suitability (al-Awlawiyya )

This article focuses on the classical debates around the major premise of Avicenna’s argument for God’s existence, namely that one of the two sides of the contingent preponderates over the other through a preponderating cause. In the article, I first discuss the principle of sufficient reason and th...

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Main Author: Eşref Altaş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Studies Association (ILEM) 2022-10-01
Series:Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences
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Online Access:https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/17-cilt-8-sayi-2/1-esref-altas-evleviyye/1_esref_altas_awlawiyya.pdf