A neglected interpretation of Avicenna’s theory of God’s knowledge of particulars

It seems Avicenna’s passages regarding God’s knowledge of particulars are susceptible of being given two different types of interpretation. The main difference between these two accounts of his theory concerning God’s knowledge of particulars is that one of them, which I call the Neglected Interpret...

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Main Author: Zadyousefi, Amirhossein (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax 2022
In: Asian philosophy
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-214
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Avicenna 980-1037 / Theory / Attributes of God / Omniscience / Interpretation of
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BJ Islam
NBC Doctrine of God
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Avicenna
B Suhrawardī
B Ṭūsī
B God’s knowledge of particulars
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Summary:It seems Avicenna’s passages regarding God’s knowledge of particulars are susceptible of being given two different types of interpretation. The main difference between these two accounts of his theory concerning God’s knowledge of particulars is that one of them, which I call the Neglected Interpretation, appeals to some metaphysical entities as the proxies of concrete particular objects, which are distinct from God’s essence, to explain God’s knowledge of particulars, while the other type does not. The views of post-Avicennian thinkers like Suhrawardī and Ṭūsī of Avicenna’s account are classifiable under the Neglected Interpretation, as shown by their objections to Avicenna’s theory of God’s knowledge of particulars. This type of interpretation of Avicenna’s theory of God’s knowledge of particulars has been neglected in the secondary English literature on the issue. In this paper, I will present a reconstructed version of this type of interpretation of the Avicennian theory of divine knowledge.
ISSN:1469-2961
Contains:Enthalten in: Asian philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09552367.2022.2004494