Philosophy of Religion Research
Methods for Knowing Transphysical Truths and Its Obstacles in Transcendent Philosophy
Editorial
Author
Associate Professor at the Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
Abstract
In transcendent philosophy (al-hikmahal-mota’aliyah) we encounter with some transphysical notions such as God, His Names and Attributes like Knowledge, Power, Will and Intention, and some other notions such as Throne (‘rsh), Chair (kursii), Tablet (Lauh), Pen (Qalam), the immortality of soul, its life in Isthmus (barzakh) and in Day of Judgment. In this article, we examine the methods for obtaining these notions by means of intellect, gnosis and revelation. We also talk about the obstacles that prevent us from obtaining knowledge such as our intellectual limitation, our language deficiency to unfold truths, our being locked in time and space boundaries and heart’s rust. The result is that we can obtain knowledge of these notions equivalent to our existential capacity, by annihilating obstacles.
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