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This paper presents a comparative analysis of Ibn Sina’s and Mulla Sadra’s perspectives on the union of the soul and the body. Using a descriptive-analytical method, we explore how both philosophers challenge the ancient Platonic notion that the soul exists prior to the body. Ibn Sina views the soul as immaterial in its essence and maintains that it remains immaterial from the very moment it becomes connected to the body. In contrast, Mulla Sadra also affirms the soul’s immaterial essence, but argues that its origin is corporeal, a view captured in his theory of “corporeal origination.”
Our findings suggest that Ibn Sina’s position is more philosophically robust, as it avoids the problem of an essential transformation: for him, the soul is immaterial from its inception. Within his framework, the union of soul and body is accidental because the soul functions as the body’s governor and guide. Mulla Sadra, however, insists that this unity is essential, embedded in the very fabric of human existence.
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