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Allamah Misbah’s Puzzle … M. Legenhausen (29
Kanzian and Legenhausen, 2010; being two instances of the
Quoted by: Misbah Yazdi) same species, but with
His criticism raises a accidental differences.
number of issues in the This much is uncontroversial;
philosophy of mind, metaphysics, However, Sohravardi also
and Islamic theology. Based held that things might be
on this. two kinds of defense different, like two beams of
will be suggested: First, we light, where the only
can surmise from Sadra’s difference between them is a
works how he might have difference in the intensity of
responded to the criticism; the lights.
Second, we can consider how Mulla Sadra applied this
a position like Sadra’s could idea to existence. Things
be defended in view of could differ with regard to the
contemporary philosophy. varying intensities of their
existence. Furthermore, changes
Theoretical Foundations of in the accidents of a substance
Research could be explained as due to
Sohravardi (d. 1191) is known changes in the intensity of the
to be the source for Mulla existence of the substance in
Sadra’s idea of the variable one respect or another.
intensity of being, “Tashkik When a substance becomes
Wujud”. According to him, if more perfect, Mulla Sadra
two things differ, the suggested, this change is a
difference might be due to reflection of an increase in the
their being of different intensity of the existence of
species and genus, or having the substance. Changes in a
the same genus, but being of substance might occur through
different species, or due to
