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An Analytical Approach to the Human Body… M.A. Saad & R. Bakhshayesh (41
Yoruba and Transcendental humans, where the body is a
Wisdom lies in their temporary residence for the
philosophical foundations. soul. The second level lies
However, these distinctions can beneath the ground, where
also be viewed as resemblances. individuals rest eternally. The
Yoruba Philosophy is based on non-material world consists of
three key elements: Ori, Ifa spiritual entities: Olodumare, the
(Orunmila), aphorisms, and supreme deity who interacts
proverbs. Similarly, with humans through Orisa,
Transcendental Wisdom relies and ancestors, who were once
on three essential elements for humans (Gbadegesin, 2004).
philosophical discussions: In contrast, Transcendental
intellectual reasoning, revelation Wisdom categorizes the
(intuition), the Holy Qur’an, and universe into three realms: the
tradition (Ibrahim & Gorjian, 2023), material world, the ideal world,
though they vary in content, and the world of intellect
principles, and outcomes. (Azarian, 2021). The material
world, characterized by motion,
• The Classification of space, and time, represents the
the Cosmos transition from potentiality to
Another difference between the actuality and is seen as the
two schools is their most fragile realm (Ibid).
categorization of the universe. Everything in this realm
Yoruba Philosophy divides it serves as a symbol of the ideal
into two realms: the material and intellectual realms (Mulla
world and the non-material Ṣadrā, 1981).
world. The material world is The ideal world, which is
further split into two levels: relatively immaterial, exists
the first level is the realm of between the material and
direct experience, which intellectual worlds, exhibiting
includes the earth as a habitat attributes of matter without
for plants, animals, and
physical substance (Ibid). The
