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Implications of the Divine Ethics … S. Ibrahim & M.M. Gorjian Arabi (95
For this reason, in addition
to adding some of its
implications in the field of
divine ethics, and explaining
the problem in a precise way,
this article is written.
Basis of the Reality of
Copulative Existence
In order to explain and prove
the copulative existence of
effect, Mulla Sadra has used
the basic and foundational
issues of the thought of
transcendent wisdom, such as
the primacy of existence and
gradeability of existence. This
is because without accepting
the absolute external realization
of existence, which comprises
independent and relational
existence, it is impossible to
talk about the relational
existence of effect.
Moreover, it is not possible
to explain and analyze the
sheer poverty of the identity
of effect with the primacy of
quiddity. This is because no
matter how the quiddity is
explained and analyzed, the
thingness of independence
cannot be taken away from it.
Therefore, the primacy of
existence and the fact that the
objective reality is a referent
of the concept of existence is
considered to be one of the
underlying issues of the
ontology of existence of
copulative existence of effect.
Also, there is a specified
special gradation- gradation
in epiphany- which is a kind
of explanation and justification
of external pluralities and its
return to unity.
In Islamic thought, there
are three major theories: Unity
of existence, heterogenous
multiplicity of existence, and
gradational unity of existence,
that according to the gradation
of epiphany’s theory, the