in this research, the methodology of which is descriptive-inferential, our problem is the role of the unity of divine acts in mulla sadra’s transcendent philosophy and the evaluation of his arguments on it. in this regard, after explaining the concept of “unity of divine acts”, we show that since the boundaries of sadra’s philosophical system approaches speculative mysticism, sadra’s system in ...

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Since ancient times, in societies throughout the world, mankind has interpreted some dreams in the context of religion – from invoking the gods into their dreams in incubation temples, to recording dream narratives in holy scriptures of religions that thrive in today’s world. This paper acknowledges that the role of dreams has diminished in many faiths, most noticeably in western Christianity, ...

Moody is right that the doctrine of conscious inessentialism (CI) is false. Unfortunately, his zombie-based argument against (CI), once made suf-ciently clear to evaluate, is revealed as nothing but legerdemain. The fact is, though Moody has|for reasons I explain|convinced himself otherwise , certain zombies are impenetrable: that they are zombies, and not conscious beings like us, is something...

O cunning guide, son of Maia, I fear that you might steal my lyre and my curved bow. For you hold the office from Zeus to establish deeds of exchange among men throughout the fertile earth. But if you would suffer to swear the great oath of the gods for me, either by nodding your head or by the mighty water of the Styx, you would accomplish everything pleasing to my own heart. —Homeric Hymnes 1...