Metaphysics and Political Issue: A Reflection on the Book

Talebzadeh, Seyed Hamid

doi:10.30465/crtls.2024.49634.2855

Metaphysics and Political Issue: A Reflection on the Book "Farabi, the Founder of Islamic Philosophy"

Document Type : Research

Author

Seyed Hamid Talebzadeh

Professor of Philosophy and faculty Member at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.49634.2855

Abstract

At the beginning of its foundation, metaphysics was connected with the political issue, or it was basically formed to rationalize the political issue. Apart from the political issue, metaphysics is separated from life and becomes a self-sufficient and abstract knowledge. As the founder of Islamic philosophy, Farabi also considered political issues and thought about the conditions for the realization of utopia. Farabi laid a foundation that easily connected philosophy and religion. He called the Prophet a complete and absolute philosopher and according to the preliminaries he stated, he considered the leadership of Madinah as the Prophet's dignity. The unity of the prophet and the philosopher were made possible based on the sanctity of reason. According to Farabi, reason is a divine truth in its essence, and man can be connected with divine reason and find his way to the source of knowledge through the light of divine reason that is potentially present in his soul. But the intellect is inherently the field of totality. Generality has a general appeal, and this fact of being general and accessible to everyone challenges Farabi's point of view; because prophets are special and unique. Prophets are specifically called. This article emphasizes this distinction and shows that neglecting this distinction distorts Farabi's ideal, which is the foundation of the political.

Keywords

Political Issue

Farabi

Revelation

Active Intellect

Metaphysics

Prophet

Subjects

Philosophy

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