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                       66   International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 11(37), Winter. 2024
                       Misbah Yazdi does not blindly             physical and observable manner.
                       follow  the  theory  of  Mulla            This  philosophy  denies  the
                       Sadra;  But  rather  has  some            existence of any metaphysical
                       objections  or  improvements              aspects  of  the  human  being,

                       to it. (Legenhausen, 2023: 27)            which      is   considered      its
                         To provide a clear overview             fundamental  weakness  and
                       of the topic, it is necessary to          falsehood.  By  relying  solely

                       highlight both the similarities           on  the  senses  and  intellect,
                       and     differences      between          this  philosophy  rejects  the
                       contemporary Western philosophy           possibility      of      anything

                       and  Islamic  philosophy.  One            beyond their scope, leading to
                       notable  similarity  is  their            unanswered  questions  and
                       shared  focus  on  the  human             unresolved mysteries regarding

                       being and their identity. Both            the  nature  of  the  human
                       philosophical  systems  aim  to           being.
                       address questions using reason               On  the  contrary,  Islamic
                       and draw conclusions that can             philosophy,  particularly  the

                       be  applied  to  other  branches          interpretation  advocated  by
                       of science.                               Misbah  Yazdi,  does  not

                         However,  the  differences              confine  human  existence  to
                       between the two outweigh the              the realm of the physical and
                       similarities.  In  contemporary           material. Instead, it endeavors
                       Western philosophy, the human             to  broaden  the  horizons  of

                       being  is  viewed  as  a  purely          human experience, encompassing
                       physical     entity    with    no         both temporal and metaphysical
                       inherent     superiority     over         dimensions.  The  notion  of

                       other  things.  According  to             humans  as  eternal  beings
                       this  perspective,  humans  are           endowed          with       divine
                       complex  machines,  and  all              attributes  is  far  from  being  a

                       human  behavior  and  actions             trivial  matter  that  can  be
                       should  be  interpreted  in  a            easily dismissed.
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