This book provides a comparative study of the accounts of the relationship between essence and existence, which are provided by Sadra and Hegel respectively. Sadra is presented as having a project that is similar in scope to Hegel’s own.

The author argues that while Sadra shares with Hegel the latter’s rejection of essence as the positive quality of a determinate being, Sadra’s characterization of essence as the negative quality of a determinate (existent) is seen as too one-sided from Hegel’s perspective. This book would be primarily useful for Hegel scholars, scholars of Islamic philosophy, and those who are engaged in comparative philosophy.

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This book provides a comparative study of the accounts of the relationship between essence and existence, which are provided by Sadra and Hegel respectively. Sadra is presented as having a project that is similar in scope to Hegel’s own.

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Contents: Sadra on the Metaphysical Essentialism of Plato and Aristotle: The Unfolding of Existence – Hegel on the Metaphysical Essentialism of Plato and Aristotle: The Unlocking of Essence – Sadra and Hegel on the Metaphysical Essentialism of Arabic Philosophy – Hegel’s Critique of Two Views of One- Sided Essence, That of Aristotle and That of Sadra.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781803742755
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Vekt
243 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Biografisk notat

Kamal Abdul Karim Shlbei obtained a PhD in Philosophy from Duquesne University in the USA. He is currently a scholar in residence at Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, Duquesne University. His current research interests focus on the metaphysical relationship of essence and existence in its historical context from Greek philosophy, through medieval philosophy, to modern and post-modern philosophy.