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Metaphysical necessity in the neo-sadraian school and assessment of necessitarian theories of the laws of nature

Aghajani, J. D ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.46938/tv.2021.499
  3. Publisher: Czech Academy of Sciences , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. To differentiate between the laws of nature and accidental generalizations, we must adopt a view of necessity that is capable of being realized in relationships existing among natural objects. In neo-Sadraian Islamic philosophy, metaphysical necessity is accepted as part of the cause-effect relationship. This paper compares the neo-Sadraian interpretation of necessity and necessitarian theories about the laws of nature, particularly essentialism and universal theory. By resorting to specific forms al-shûrat al-naw’iyyah, the origin of the essential properties of natural objects, I argue that neo-Sadraians have proposed a perspective on metaphysical necessity that is epistemologically a posteriori. © 2021, Czech Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
  6. Keywords:
  7. A posteriori ; Essentialism ; Laws of nature ; Metaphysical necessity ; Neo-Sadraian ; Universal theory
  8. Source: Teorie Vedy / Theory of Science ; Volume 43, Issue 1 , 2021 , Pages 33-57 ; 12100250 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://teorievedy.flu.cas.cz/index.php/tv/article/view/499