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This dissertation examines the possible interchangeable connection between the medieval ontological relationship of essence/existence and the modern epistemological relationship of subject/object. Rather than investigating the many medieval and modern philosophers, this disserta…

The present study reconstructs psychological, linguistic and ontological aspects of Mullā Ṣadrā’s philosophy in the light of Brentano’s theory of intentionality. Brentano used intentionality as a psychological term to denote the ‘mental’ as opposed to the ‘natural’. Later, with …

The subject of this study is Mír Dámád's theory of perpetual creation and the trifold division of existence into time, perpetuity, and eternity, as explained in Dámád's greatest philosophical work, Kitáb al-Qabasát , which he completed about six years before his death. Mír Dámád…

The goal of this study is to investigate S[dotbelow]adra's metaphysical principles of the Return that have been either partially presented or misunderstood in most of the existing secondary literature. The philosophical arguments through which S[dotbelow]adra was able to explain…

In 1849, Kierkegaard praised Hamann's dedication to written and spoken language as derived from the Divine Logos. This thesis examines Hamann and Kierkegaard in order to understand both thinkers' impact upon verbal and written communication. Hamann's dedication to the idea of co…