Transcendent Edification based on the Process of Perception from Mulla Sadra's Perspective

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 assistant professor of edification ciences in Esfahan University

2 graduate student of history and philosophy of education in Esfahan University

3 Ph. D. student in Philosophy of Education in Teacher Education University

Abstract

The present article is intended to identify the process of perception in the eyes of Mulla Sadra and its edification implications. This research, carried out by qualitative approach and descriptive- inference method, is to review on the related sources and identify the perception and its edification consequences from Sadra's viewpoint. Having defined the edification, its kinds and levels the article is to focus on purposes and principles of edification in view of perception. The purposes are as follows:
Assimilation of the attributes of God.
Paying due attention to senses as preamble to attaining knowledge
Having holistic view in knowledge
Carrying out edification in stages (phasing)
Taking into consideration the different needs and capacities of human being
Considering individual differences
Discerning various stages of growth and emphasizing gradual nature of edification
Levels of knowledge and their corresponding needs of human being

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Theosophia Practica
Volume 5, Issue 15
May 2013
Pages 147-178

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