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Mir Damad and the School of Isfahan: Safavid Philosophy
In the golden age of Shah Abbas I, Isfahan was not just a capital of architecture and commerce—it became a crucible of philosophy. This episode explores the School of Isfahan, a Neoplatonic Islamic philosophical movement centered on Mir Damad (d. 1631) and his student Mulla Sadra. We discuss how Mir Damad, known as the 'Third Teacher' after Aristotle and al-Farabi, synthesized Avicennan peripatetic philosophy, Illuminationist thought, and Twelver Shiite theology. His concept of time as a 'continuous creation' (huduth-i dahr) and his harmonization of reason and revelation are examined. We also…
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