The Role of Animal in Abū Bakr al-Rāzī’s Theory of the Perfection of the Soul

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ID21291633
AuthorsMohammad Mehdi Montaseri (0000-0001-8991-5300, University of Tehran Islamic Philosophy and Kalam Tehran Iran, corresponding author), Ahad Faramarz-Qaramaleki (0000-0002-9595-6405, University of Tehran Islamic Philosophy and Kalam Tehran Iran)
Year2022
Volume104
Issue4
Pages712-734
Publication date2022-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchiv für Geschichte der Philosophie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-9101 • E-ISSN: 0943-3988
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/agph-2019-0070
OpenAlexW4255531547
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (d. ca. 925), a well-known physician and Muslim philosopher, has not yet been widely considered for his philosophical reflections on animals. An inspection of al-Rāzī’s works demonstrates his endeavor, based on his cosmology, to come up with a way of the perfection of the soul and becoming liberated from the terrestrial world. As this paper maintains, his investigation of animals is aimed at developing his theory of the perfection of the soul. After a brief clarification of the theory, which entails a discussion of the interaction of the two theoretical and practical aspects of human reason, this paper will discuss seven cases in which al-Rāzī uses the discussion of animals to develop his theory of the perfection of the soul

Epistemology · Perfection · Soul · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy

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