Analyzing and Critic of Ibn Sina’s Explanation on Triple Division of Theoretical Wisdom

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1 Associate Professor of Philosophy, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

3 PhD Candidate of Transcendent Wisdom, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Ibn Sina, as a Muslim Philosopher, has given a famous triple division of knowledge and wisdom that is relying on Aristotelian philosophical tradition. Ibn Sina tries to rationalize his triple division of knowledge and wisdom based on many properties of its subject matter. In his view, the subject matter of human being’s knowledge has three kinds, first it mentally and externally needs to matter, and second it mentally is in needless to matter, but externally needs to it, third it mentally and externally is in needless to matter. Based on this foundations, he introduces three kinds and divisions of wisdom including theology, mathematics and physics. But if we consider his philosophical and epistemological foundations regarding the subject matter of knowledge, there can be appeared some problems and contradictions concerning the knowledge of logic, mathematics and theology, as the knowledge of God. Since based on Ibn Sina’s theory, logic, mathematics and theology, as the science of God, can’t be considered as one sections of wisdom.

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Journal of Philosophical Investigations
Volume 15, Issue 37 - Serial Number 37
Special Issue
Special Issue: Interaction Between Sciences and Philosophy (In Persian)
2021
Pages 834-855

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