The place of " non-conditioned existence" in Mulla Sadra's philosophy (with emphasis on the three levels of existence)

Abstract

On the one hand, "The truth of existence" in transcendent wisdom is the title on which Mulla Sadra relies in important philosophical problems. He makes special rules such as primacy, unity and modulation for this title. On the other hand, He enumerates only three types of existence: the existence of God, the absolute existence, and the constrained existence. The relationship of that truth with these three types is very important in understanding Mulla Sadra's philosophical system. In this article, with the content analysis method, more focus has been placed on understanding this relationship and based on this, there is a discussion of the credits of existence, especially the credits of the " non-conditioned". Using the characteristics that Mulla Sadra expresses for the three types of existence and also Examining the accessories that each of the credits entails, it has been concluded that in Mulla Sadra's philosophy, the truth of existence, which has a divisive rule for these three, is non-conditioned. This validity is not related to the existence of God but only to the expanded existence with unconditional characteristics. According to Mulla Sadra's evidence and statements, this non-conditioned existence is the same as absolute existence in the subject of philosophy that it is possible to know God in its mirror.

Keywords

• existence
• non-conditioned
• mulla sadra
• negatively-conditioned
• absolute