Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Mohammad Hosseinzadeh

assistant professor; Iranian Institute of Philosophy

Abstract

The famous interpretation of mental existence, which is based on the presence of quiddity in the two realms of the mind and the object, has always had many problems; the sages have also responded to these problems and defended the well-known interpretation of mental existence. After critically examining the answers of most sages, Fayyazi has proposed four problems with the famous presentation of mental existence; some of them are new, and some reinforce old problems by criticizing the responses of the defenders of the famous account of mental existence. Examining the problems raised by Fayyazi led to the conclusion that it is possible to answer all the problems and defend the well-known view of mental existence. Of course, accepting this interpretation requires some reforms in the philosophical foundations; because only on the basis of the Primacy of existence, the Gradation of existence and the role of original existence in the emergence of the properties of beings, one can both believe that the mental naturequiddity is the same as the external quiddity, and also believe that the mental qiddity cannot be attributed to its inherent elements.

only on the basis of the Primacy of existence, the Gradation of existence and the role of original existence in the emergence of the properties of beings, one can both believe that the mental naturequiddity is the same as the external quiddity, and also believe that the mental qiddity cannot be attributed to its inherent elements.

Keywords

• Mental Existence
• Problems of Mental Existence
• the Sameness of the Mental Quiddity with the External Qiddity
• Primacy of Existence
• Fayyazi

Main Subjects

• philosophy