A critique of causality in Islamic philosophy

被引：0

作者：

Yasrebi, Yahya ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Allameh Tabatabai Univ, Coll Literature & Foreign Languages, Dept Philosophy, Tehran 19979, Iran

来源：

TOPOI-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY | 2007年 / 26卷 / 02期

关键词：

causality; creation; efficient cause; ex nihilo; Ibn Rushd; Ibn Sina; Islamic philosophy; persistence; teleology;

D O I：

10.1007/s11245-007-9014-z

中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

After the problems of epistemology, the most fundamental problem of Islamic philosophy is that of causality. Causality has been studied from various perspectives. This paper endeavors first to analyze the issues of causality in Islamic philosophy and then to critique them. A sketch is provided of the history of the development of theories of causality in Islamic philosophy, with particular attention to how religious considerations came to determine the shape of the philosophical theories that were accepted. It is suggested that outstanding philosophical and theological problems that have plagued the tradition of Islamic philosophy require a new approach to the issue of causality.

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