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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.

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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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.

Sadra and Hegel on Metaphysical Essentialism

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      Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
      Publication Date: 17/02/2024
      ISBN13: 9781803742755, 978-1803742755
      ISBN10: 1803742755

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents

      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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