Mulla Sadra & Islamic Existentialism

This has been one of the most requested videos on the channel since its inception, so it is finally time to talk about Mulla Sadra. Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon:   / letstalkreligion   Or through a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/letst... Also check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ih4sqt... Music by Filip Holm Sources/Recommended Reading: Adamson, Peter (ed.) (2005). “The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy”. Cambridge University Press. Chittick, William (1998). "The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabi's Cosmology". State University of New York Press. Kalin, Ibrahim (2005). “Knowledge in later Islamic Philosophy: Mulla Sadra on Existence, Intellect and Intuition”. Oxford University Press. Meisami, Sayeh (2013). “Mulla Sadra”. Makers of the Muslim World Series. OneWorld Academic. Sadr al-din al-Shirazi (2014). “Metaphysical Penetrations: A Parallel English-Arabic text”. Translated by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Edited by Ibrahim Kalin. Islamic Translation Series. University of Chicago Press. Sadr al-din al-Shirazi (Mulla Sadra) (2003). “The Elixir of the Gnostics: A Parallel English-Arabic text”. Translated by William Chittick. Islamic Translation Series. University of Chicago Press. Sadr al-din al-Shirazi (Mulla Sadra) (1981). “The Wisdom of the Throne: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra”. Translated by James W. Morris. Princeton University Press. Rizvi, Sajjad H. (2009). “Mulla Sadra and Metaphysics: Modulation of Being”. Routledge. Rustom, Mohammed (2013). “The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra”. State University of New York Press. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:15 The Life of Mulla Sadra 6:22 The Transcendent Wisdom & Writings 9:13 Influnces 10:44 The Primacy & Oneness of Being (Wujud) 15:47 The Gradation of Being 19:57 Unity vs. Diversity 21:38 Philosophy or Mysticism? 23:12 Mulla Sadra & Sufism/Irfan 25:05 The Unity of the knower and the known 26:28 Substantial motion 29:15 Eternity of the world & Resurrection 34:34 Conclusions #Philosophy #Islam #Mysicism