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Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

Mulla Sadra on Existence, Intellect, and Intuition

By: Ibrahim Kalin

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Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

Mulla Sadra on Existence, Intellect, and Intuition

By: Ibrahim Kalin

This study looks at how the seventeenth-century philosopher Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi, known as Mulla Sadra, attempted to reconcile the three major forms of knowledge in Islamic philosophical discourses: revelation (Qur'an), demonstration (burhan), and gnosis or intuitive knowledge ('irfan). In his grand synthesis, which he calls the 'Transcendent Wisdom', Mulla Sadra bases his epistemological considerations on a robust analysis of existence and its modalities. His key claim that knowledge is a mode of existence rejects and revises the Kalam definitions of knowledge as relation and as a property of the knower on the one hand, and the Avicennan notions of knowledge as abstraction and representation on the other. For Sadra, all these theories land us in a subjectivist theory of knowledge where the knowing subject is defined as the primary locus of all epistemic claims. To explore the possibilities of a 'non-subjectivist' epistemology, Sadra seeks to shift the focus from knowledge as a mental act of representation to knowledge as presence and unveiling. The concept of knowledge has occupied a central place in the Islamic intellectual tradition. While Muslim philosophers have adopted the Greek ideas of knowledge, they have also developed new approaches and broadened the study of knowledge. The challenge of reconciling revealed knowledge with unaided reason and intuitive knowledge has led to an extremely productive debate among Muslims intellectuals in the classical period. In a culture where knowledge has provided both spiritual perfection and social status, Muslim scholars have created a remarkable discourse of knowledge and vastly widened the scope of what it means to know. For Sadra, in knowing things, we unveil an aspect of existence and thus engage with the countless modalities and colours of the all-inclusive reality of existence. In such a framework, we give up the subjectivist claims of ownership of meaning. The intrinsic intelligibility of existence, an argument Sadra establishes through his elaborate ontology, strips the knowing subject of its privileged position of being the sole creator of meaning. Instead, meaning and intelligibility are defined as functions of existence to be deciphered and unveiled by the knowing subject. This leads to a redefinition of the relationship between subject and object or what Muslim philosophers call the knower and the known.

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Oxford University Press

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0199739587

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Geosciences of Azerbaijan

Volume II: Economic Geology and Applied Geophysics

By: Akif A. Alizadeh,Ibrahim S. Guliyev,Fakhraddin A. Kadirov,Lev V. Eppelbaum

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Geosciences of Azerbaijan

Volume II: Economic Geology and Applied Geophysics

By: Akif A. Alizadeh,Ibrahim S. Guliyev,Fakhraddin A. Kadirov,Lev V. Eppelbaum

This book provides a review of Azerbaijan’s water reserves and main economic deposits (both hydrocarbon and hard) and describes the integrated application of geophysical methods (land, airborne, shipborne and satellite) for studying near-surface and environmental features and regional tectonic-geophysical zonation as well as the study of deep structures in the search for hydrocarbon and hard (polymetallic, copper, gold-bearing, iron-ore, magnetite, etc.) deposits. It particularly focuses on the geophysical examination of seismic activity in the region related to the interaction of the Afro-Arabian and Eurasian lithospheric plates. It is aimed at scientists, engineers and students interested in the commercial potential of Azerbaijan’s deposits and the application of different geophysical methodologies (gravity, magnetic, seismic, thermal, electric, electromagnetic, etc.) for analyzing mud volcanism, identifying subsurface structures (including the analysis of hydrogeological problems, the examination of past climates and archaeological inspection) revealing the deep tectono-structural peculiarities of the region under study, mining and oil & gas geophysics, development of 3D physical-geological models and advanced seismological prognosis.

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Springer

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3319404938

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9783319404936

Turkish Migration Policy

By: Ibrahim Sirkeci,Barbara Pusch

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Turkish Migration Policy

By: Ibrahim Sirkeci,Barbara Pusch

TURKISH MIGRATION POLICY, edited by Ibrahim Sirkeci and Barbara Pusch, aims to shed light on changes in migration policy, determinants beneath these changes, and practical implications for movers and non-movers in Turkey. Nevertheless, one should note that Turkey has only recently faced mass immigration and the number of foreign born has more than doubled in less than five years. Such sudden change in population composition warrants policy adjustments and reviews. Policy shift from "exporting excess labour" in the 1960s and 1970s to immigrant integration today is a drastic but necessary one. Nevertheless, Turkish migration policy is still far from settled as several chapters in this book point out. Despite the exemplary humanitarian engagement in admitting Syrians, Turkey is still at the bottom of the league table of favourable integration policies with an overall score of 25 out of 100. Turkish migration policy is likely to be adjusted further in response to the continuing immigration.

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Lulu.com

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1910781177

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Optimization of Energy Systems

By: Ibrahim Din¿er,Marc A. Rosen,Pouria Ahmadi

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Optimization of Energy Systems

By: Ibrahim Din¿er,Marc A. Rosen,Pouria Ahmadi

An essential resource for optimizing energy systems to enhance design capability, performance and sustainability Optimization of Energy Systems comprehensively describes the thermodynamic modelling, analysis and optimization of numerous types of energy systems in various applications. It provides a new understanding of the system and the process of defining proper objective functions for determination of the most suitable design parameters for achieving enhanced efficiency, cost effectiveness and sustainability. Beginning with a general summary of thermodynamics, optimization techniques and optimization methods for thermal components, the book goes on to describe how to determine the most appropriate design parameters for more complex energy systems using various optimization methods. The results of each chapter provide potential tools for design, analysis, performance improvement, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Key features: Comprehensive coverage of the modelling, analysis and optimization of many energy systems for a variety of applications. Examples, practical applications and case studies to put theory into practice. Study problems at the end of each chapter that foster critical thinking and skill development. Written in an easy-to-follow style, starting with simple systems and moving to advanced energy systems and their complexities. A unique resource for understanding cutting-edge research in the thermodynamic analysis and optimization of a wide range of energy systems, Optimization of Energy Systems is suitable for graduate and senior undergraduate students, researchers, engineers, practitioners, and scientists in the area of energy systems.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111889443X

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Iran and Saudi Arabia

Taming a Chaotic Conflict

By: Fraihat Ibrahim Fraihat

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Iran and Saudi Arabia

Taming a Chaotic Conflict

By: Fraihat Ibrahim Fraihat

Hostile relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are a major contributing factor to political instability in the Middle East. This book argues that rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh is possible and delves into the complexities of managing their long-standing conflict. By interviewing scholars and former policy makers from the Gulf region and abroad, the author draws out the core themes, strategies, and dynamics of the conflict since the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 to form a basis of an agenda for achieving peace. The result is a fresh perspective on a dangerous and unpredictable rift that affects not only its primary parties - Iran and Saudi Arabia - but also the geopolitics, economic stability and civil wars of the wider Middle Eastern region.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474466214

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Random Sums and Branching Stochastic Processes

By: Ibrahim Rahimov

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Random Sums and Branching Stochastic Processes

By: Ibrahim Rahimov

The aim of this monograph is to show how random sums (that is, the summation of a random number of dependent random variables) may be used to analyse the behaviour of branching stochastic processes. The author shows how these techniques may yield insight and new results when applied to a wide range of branching processes. In particular, processes with reproduction-dependent and non-stationary immigration may be analysed quite simply from this perspective. On the other hand some new characterizations of the branching process without immigration dealing with its genealogical tree can be studied. Readers are assumed to have a firm grounding in probability and stochastic processes, but otherwise this account is self-contained. As a result, researchers and graduate students tackling problems in this area will find this makes a useful contribution to their work.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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038794446X

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9780387944463

Mullåa Sadråa

By: çIbrahim Kalņ

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Mullåa Sadråa

By: çIbrahim Kalņ

Mullā Sadrā is one of the most important figures of the later Islamic intellectual tradition. Introducing readers to the world of Mullā Sadrā's thought, this book takes us through Sadrā's intellectual journeys to shows his relevance for today's philosophical issues in the Islamic and Western worlds.

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0199082855

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Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

Mulla Sadra on Existence, Intellect, and Intuition

By: Ibrahim Kalin

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Mulla Sadra on Existence, Intellect, and Intuition

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Oxford University Press

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0190453656

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam

By: İbrahim Kalın

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam

By: İbrahim Kalın

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science and Technology in Islam (OEPSTI) builds upon the celebrated Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World and brings together the rich history of philosophical and scientific disciplines in Islam over the last fourteen centuries."--Preface, v. 1, p. xvii.

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0199358435

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Book's by Ibrahim Kalin

Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

Geosciences of Azerbaijan

Geosciences of Azerbaijan

Turkish Migration Policy

Turkish Migration Policy

Optimization of Energy Systems

Optimization of Energy Systems

Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran and Saudi Arabia

Random Sums and Branching Stochastic Processes

Random Sums and Branching Stochastic Processes

Mullåa Sadråa

Mullåa Sadråa

Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam

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