Whatness

Abasi Hossein Abadi, Hasan

doi:10.22059/jop.2023.349980.1006751

Whatness "Active Intellect" in Ibn Bajjah's Theory of Intellect

Document Type : Scientific-research

Author

hasan abasi hossein abadi

Associated Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Payam-e-Noor University,Tehran Iran

10.22059/jop.2023.349980.1006751

Abstract

Active Intellect" in Ibn Bajjah's Philosophy is important in epistemology, ethics and human happiness. Therefore, the topic of "active intellect" is discussed in different ways. "Truth of active reason" in the epistemological and existential position, regardless of its importance for the purpose and happiness of man, is the present issue of this article. the question is, what is the existential and epistemological place of active intellect in Ibn Bajjah's theory of intellect. Is it in the human person and related to the soul, or is it in the higher world and something separate from humans? Is it one or plural? Ibn Bajjah assign to the active intellect has the epistemological position of imparting knowledge and forms to the intellects of Human and imaginary images to animals, and in terms of the existential position of the active intellect, his words are mixed and he speaks about the unity or plurality of the intellect in different levels of the intellect, according to the rationality of that intellect and its relationship with the matter. It considers the useful intellect and the active intellect as one. Therefore, in order to investigate this issue and answer the questions raised, we first explain the Cognitive Soul, then we discuss the levels of intellect and what is the active intellect in Ibn Bajjah. And finally, we will analyze and review the said content. The article is written with a descriptive-analytical method

Keywords

active intellect

Ibn Bajjah

cognitive Soul

levels of intellect

Man

Subjects

philosophy

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