The Existence of God: Mulla Sadra's Seddiqin Argument versus Criticisms of Kant and Hume.(Book review)

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The Existence of God: Mulla Sadra's Seddiqin Argument versus Criticisms of Kant and Hume. By Hamidreza Ayatollahy. Tehran: SIPRIn (Sadra Islamic Philosophy Research Institute Publication), 2005. Pp. iii + 181.

The Existence of God: Mulla Sadra's Seddiqin Argument versus Criticisms of Kant and Hume by Hamidreza Ayatollahy consists of three parts. First, there is a brief introduction on Mulla Sadra's life, works, views, and his historical place in Islamic philosophy. Even though this part is preparatory for the rest, we get some pretty detailed information about Sadra here. For ...

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