Soul and its creations

Abstract

One of the creations of the self, or soul, is the comprehension of universals. In this essay, the author analyzes this theory. Following his predecessors, Mulla Sadra defined the self thusly: "Self is the primary perfection for the natural organic body". He used the primary perfection as opposed to the second perfection. To further elaborate, the primary perfection means the essence of existence and the answer can be found in the "hal basitah" question. When you ask whether the phoenix exists or not you are asking about the essence of existence, but not at all about its characteristics. When you hear as an answer, "Yes, it exists", the primary stage of the perfection of its existence has been stated. © 2006 Springer.