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Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Preface
An introductory overview to the metaphysical philosophy
1 An introduction to Abū’l-Barakāt’s metaphysical philosophy
1.1 Introductory background to the conception of the existent and existence
1.2 Conceptual infuences upon Abū’l-Barakāt’s metaphysics
1.3 The fundamental ontological conceptions of the existent and existence
1.4 Outlining the philosophy of Abū’l-Barakāt as presented in the Metaphysics
1.5 Metaphysics and the structure of its principles
1.6 Abū’l-Barakāt’s Prolegomena to metaphysics
1.7 The series of topics of the Metaphysics
Part I The theory of the existent interacting with existence conceived by means of the second cognition
IPI.1 Introduction to Part I
IPI.2 Abū’l-Barakāt on the nature of the existent with existence
IPI.3 The classification scheme of the interactive relationships
2 Interacting notions of the external world: on time, creation, and causality
2.1 From substance to the interaction of the existent with existence
2.2 Time as an adjunct to existence
2.3 The question of creation
2.4 On the notion of causality
3 The relationship of the existent to existence
3.1 Toward the conception of the First Existent-Existence
3.2 Existence and the existent studied separately
3.3 Abū’l-Barakāt’s summary of the theory of reference
3.4 On the new form of cognition
3.5 The proof and meaning of the First Existent-Existence
3.6 Toward the higher plateaus of the positive conception of God
4 The nature of knowledge and the mental existents
4.1 Introduction and history of the theory of knowledge
4.2 Abū’l-Barakāt’s metaphysical theory of knowledge
4.3 The theory of the known
4.4 The meaningful representation for the mental forms
4.5 The mental existent of apprehension
4.6 The merging of knowledge with the notion of an existent
4.7 The conception of God’s knowledge and His cognition
4.8 The forms of mind, soul, and the organism
4.9 The principle of knowledge
5 The metaphysical attributes and the principle of origination
5.1 An introduction to the ontological themes
5.2 The nature of the attributes within the complex organic existent
5.3 The elaboration of the principle of origination
5.4 The qualitative nature of the attributes and their perfection
5.5 The conception of the living God
5.6 The relationship between cognition and action
5.7 The principles of the ontological existent and origination
Part II The spiritual realm and the First Knower conceived by means of the third cognition
IPII.1 Introduction to the conceptions of the spiritual realm
IPII.2 The direct third cognition of the spiritual realm
IPII.3 The ascending hierarchy leading to the cognition of God
6 The theoretical nature of the metaphysical ipseitical cognition
6.1 An introduction to the related conceptions of the third cognition
6.2 Extending the principles of the logical-psychological system
6.3 The epistemological and ontological conception of the third realm
6.4 Conceptions of God within the third cognition
6.5 The nature of the third cognition
7 The implementation of the practical philosophy concerning the First Knower
7.1 An overview description of the First Knower and the special cognition
7.2 Abū’l-Barakāt’s critique of the First Mover sustaining the spheres
7.3 From the function of the organism to inherited innate knowledge
7.4 The conception of the special cognition of God
7.5 The culminating conclusion to be drawn
7.6 The hierarchical order of the epistemological levels
7.7 Philosophical conceptions of the practical philosophy
8 Interpretations of Abū’l-Barakāt’s metaphysical philosophy
8.1 Toward interpretations of the topics of the Metaphysics
8.2 The conceptions underlying the metaphysical philosophy
8.3 The transformation of Plato’s worlds to Abū’l-Barakāt’s realms
8.4 Reviewing the ontological notions of the Metaphysics
8.5 Filling the gaps of the epistemological hierarchy
8.6 On Abū’l-Barakāt’s theory of meaning
8.7 An interpretation of the existent with existence
8.8 Time and the forms within the epistemological hierarchy
8.9 The theory of altering forms and attributes
8.10 The three levels of conception
8.11 Meta-biology: Metaphysics implementing biological conceptions
9 The conception of God of the Metaphysics
9.1 The epistemological hierarchy and the conception of God
9.2 The three stages in the cognition of God
9.3 Conceptions of God derived from the Aristotelian tradition
9.4 The conception and proof of the Necessary Existent
9.5 The positive conceptions of God as the First Existent
9.6 The principles of metaphysics
Abū’l-Barakāt’s Metaphysics in the history of philosophy
The revival of a once flourishing philosophy
Glossary
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