The Mode of the Existence of Soul according to Transcendental Philosophy

Contrary to the common assumption, all divine philosophers do not consider human soul as absolutely immaterial. Contrary to Aristotelian and Illuminationists, Mulla Sadra believes that the soul's existence has various stages and in some stages it is material and immaterial in others; that is, the soul is something in which materiality and immateriality are inseparable and harmonious. The idea of the existence of material and immaterial beings, at least, in Islamic philosophy is unquestionable. However, the possibility of material-immaterial existence is the product of transcendental philosophy and can only be substantiated through its foundations. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the present paper touches on some of the preliminary principles upon which the correct understanding of the mode of material-immaterial existence of soul is based.