Essence and existence

by Bertolacci, Amos

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The concepts of essence and existence and the idea of a distinction between these two fundamental realities have played a pivotal role in Arabic philosophy and Islamic theology since the fourth/tenth century. On the one hand, essence and existence are among the key components of philosophical and theological discourse, at all levels. On the other hand, the division between the realities conveyed by these two notions allows both falāsifa (philosophers) and mutakallimūn (theologians) to argue tha…

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The concepts of essence and existence and the idea of a distinction between these two fundamental realities have played a pivotal role in Arabic philosophy and Islamic theology since the fourth/tenth century. On the one hand, essence and existence are among the key components of philosophical and theological discourse, at all levels. On the other hand, the division between the realities conveyed by these two notions allows both falāsifa (philosophers) and mutakallimūn (theologians) to argue that God is different from everything else in the world, because God is the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1933

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eng Islam

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Bertolacci, Amos

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