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(Sadr al-Mute'allihin Shirazi, When our concepts are
2004, V. 3: 358; Ibid, V. 8: 163) not material, their
Mulla Sadra believes; when knower is also not
a fetus is in the womb has material. (Ibid: 285)
vegetal soul and potentiality of 2. Physical powers of body
animal soul because it does not get tired after hard
have sense and willing movement, works and can not work
and having possibility to get hard again; but our
animal soul is differentia of the intellectual power does
fetus. (Ibid, V. 8: 156) not get tired after hard
In this level, the soul is nearer rational activities and can
and closer to get imaginary understand difficult concepts
abstraction. This soul is also and conclusions after
immaterial and does not have thinking hard. So, our
physical charecteristics. (Ibid: 285) intellectual power is not
Mulla Sadra proves the physical and material.
immateriality of the soul by (Ibid: 293)
some arguments: 3. The soul is the knower
1. We understand the of all kinds of
general concepts and perceptions and all sense
those concepts do not powers are just the tools
have material attributes, of getting knowledge.
so these general We know by esoteric
concepts are not in knowledge that the
body. Otherwise, they knower of all perceptions
would be characterized is the one and that one is
by material effects and not body but an
should be divided. immaterial reality. (Sadr
