Payame Noor University SADRĀ’I WISDOM 2322-1992 5 1 2016 11 21 Investigating Mulla Sadra’s Responses to the Contradiction between Principality of Existence and Causality of Things Investigating Mulla Sadra’s Responses to the Contradiction between Principality of Existence and Causality of Things 33 42 3432 FA Nafise Ahl-Sarmadi Mortaza Tabatabayian Nimavard Journal Article 2015 07 12 Principality of existence is a fundamental concept in transcendent theosophy. One of the objections to this philosophy is that principality of existence attends with the necessary existence of all beings in themselves. Mulla Sadra offers two responses to this objection the first of which is based on distinguishing the double meanings of the term “by itself”. The second response focuses on the indigence possibility and need for distinguishing between logical and philosophical inherent necessity. Majority of thinkers have focused on one of these responses; yet, this approach will not be able to solve this contradiction and the right pass to do so is using both responses to change the principle of the need for a cause from an essential need to an existential possibility. Therefore, an image is initially represented from the necessary existence allegation and then the famous objection of Suhrevardi to the necessity of existence is discussed. Later on, Mulla Sadra’s repose is stated and, according to this response, the main problem which is also the subject of this study is scrutinized. Principality of existence is a fundamental concept in transcendent theosophy. One of the objections to this philosophy is that principality of existence attends with the necessary existence of all beings in themselves. Mulla Sadra offers two responses to this objection the first of which is based on distinguishing the double meanings of the term “by itself”. The second response focuses on the indigence possibility and need for distinguishing between logical and philosophical inherent necessity. Majority of thinkers have focused on one of these responses; yet, this approach will not be able to solve this contradiction and the right pass to do so is using both responses to change the principle of the need for a cause from an essential need to an existential possibility. Therefore, an image is initially represented from the necessary existence allegation and then the famous objection of Suhrevardi to the necessity of existence is discussed. Later on, Mulla Sadra’s repose is stated and, according to this response, the main problem which is also the subject of this study is scrutinized. https://pms.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_3432_460fda4bc4f1f61db24938b929568131.pdf