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I enjoy reading the history of philosophy. My readings recently led me to a fascinating figure I had never heard of before: Mulla Sadra. "Ṣadr ad-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, more commonly known as Mullā Ṣadrā[1] (Persian: ملا صدرا; Arabic: صدر المتألهین) (c. 1571/2 – c. 1635/40 CE), was a Persian[2][...

Just wanted to introduce myself. I found many of the topics in this forum fascinating, and just joined. As far as where I stand philosophically, I can't say there is any ONE position; I find that different philosophies work best for me for different circumstances. For example, when dealing with the ...

Existentialists like Sartre taught that "existence precedes essence"- meaning that people do not really have an essence, or true nature; that we are free to make any decisions we wish at any time. Such freedom is so radical that many of us don't want to face it. It gives us a "sense o...