Abstract

In order to solve the problem of the correspondence of knowledge with the external reality, it seems necessary to discuss issues such as the union of the soul with the active intellect and immutable archetypes, knowledge by presence, and the problem of correspondence when inquiring into the reality of knoweldge from Mulla Sadra's viewpoint.Like other Muslim philosophers, Mulla Sadra believes that the verisimilitude of knowledge and the correspondence between knowldge and the known are based on knowledge by persence. However, a review of his ideas concerning knowledge and his words about knowledge by presence cast suspicion on the truth and strength of this problem.Accordingly, following a critical approach, the writer intends to discuss the above-mentioned topics in this paper and, at the same time, clarify their role in solving the problem of the reality of knowledge with respect to Mulla Sadra's views.