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The Sources of Truth in the History of Philosophy
Prof.Dr. Konul Bunyadzade
The Sources of Truth in the History of Philosophy
Fəlsəfə və sosial-siyasi elmlər. Vol. 2, No. 30, Bakı: AFSEA, 2010, pp.75-90.
By studying the history of philosophy since ancient times one could come to the conclusion that the whole universe is the manifestation of an idea, a divine wisdom. The gist of this idea, which illuminates and directs thoughts, remains unchangeable and constant, though its form, style, method, language and religion, which find their expressions in different worldviews, could occasionally differ from each other. This ideational tradition, which has been passed from generation to generation in a certain sense, is defined by Seyyid Hossein Nasr as `truths or principles of a divine origin revealed or unveiled to mankind`.[1] According to the medieval Islamic thinker Ibn Miskawayh, this eternal philosophy that is known as al-hikma al-khalida (Javidan Khirad in Persion) in Islamic philosophy and perennial philosophy in the West as well as sanatana dharma in Hinduism, is `an eternal intelligence and wisdom. It is an eternal wisdom which is a super-historical truth that does not change from time to time or from one nation to another and it has revealed itself in different cultures for ages.[2]
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