Ibn Sīnā and al-Ghazālī on Causality as Necessary Connection, and Occasionalism
This paper examines the relationship between necessity and causality in the philosophies of Ibn Sīnā and al-Ghazālī, with a focus on occasionalism. My analysis uncovers that al-Ghazālī, while critiquing Ibn Sīnā's concept of causal necessity, implicitly grasps a distinction between de re and de...
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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Theology and science
Year: 2025, 卷: 23, 發布: 3, Pages: 628-639 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism BJ Islam VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
necessary connection
B Occasionalism B al-Ghazālī B Ibn Sīnā B Causality |
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| 總結: | This paper examines the relationship between necessity and causality in the philosophies of Ibn Sīnā and al-Ghazālī, with a focus on occasionalism. My analysis uncovers that al-Ghazālī, while critiquing Ibn Sīnā's concept of causal necessity, implicitly grasps a distinction between de re and de dicto necessity. I argue that al-Ghazālī’s acceptance of de dicto necessity, allows him to articulate a more robust principle of causality, termed here the “meta-principle of causality.” This principle forms the basis of a three-step framework supporting occasionalism, offering new insights into the doctrine. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2025.2514311 |
