Allameh Tabatabaee: Immateriality of Soul and Rejection of the Proofs of the Opponents

Knowing oneself، self-knowledge، is the basis of all human knowledge، and man has always strived to equip himself with this kind of knowledge in order to achieve prosperity and perfection. Self-knowledge is the beginning of a path without traversing which entering other fields of knowledge، especially knowledge of the origin of the existence، is not possible. This article، first، discusses the mechanism of man''s acquaintance with his soul from the viewpoint of Allameh Tabatabaee and then it presents a philosophical definition for soul. Next، the proofs of the abstractions of soul from body are presented. Finally، the doubts and objections of the refuters of the immateriality of soul، especially materialists، are discussed and due answers are given from the viewpoint of Allameh Tabatabaee.