Mulla Sadra

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Mulla Sadra born?Circa 1571
2. When did Mulla Sadra die?1640
3. Where was Mulla Sadra born?Shiraz, Persia (modern-day Iran)
4. What is Mulla Sadra known for?Founding the philosophical school of Transcendent Theosophy (al-Hikmah al-Muta'aliyah)
5. Who was Mulla Sadra?Mulla Sadra was a Persian philosopher born around 1571 in Shiraz. He is famous for changing how people think about the world and for blending many ideas into one big picture.
6. What does the "primacy of existence" mean?It says that existence is the most basic reality. All qualities and ideas come from existence, not the other way around.

Peripatetic Philosophy: Philosophical teachings derived from Aristotle, emphasizing logic, empirical observation, and systematic inquiry.
Neoplatonism: A philosophical system influenced by Plato, emphasizing a hierarchical structure of reality emanating from a supreme, ineffable 'One'.
Primacy of Existence (Asalah al-Wujud): Mulla Sadra's ontological principle that existence is the fundamental reality, from which essences derive their meaning and being.