The Effect of Mulla Sadra's Ontological Principles on His Philosophical Anthropology

Mullā Sadrā’s philosophical anthropology has been affected by his ontological principles. In Mullā Sadrā’s ontology، there are some essential principles such as principality of existence، unity of existence، simplicity of existence، evolution of existence، formalism، equality of existence and unity as well as equality of existence and attributes of perfection. These principles lead Mullā Sadrā to suggest a number of novel theories on philosophical anthropology، including the following ones: While being unique، soul contains all faculties; there is not any duality between mind and body; soul’s creation is corporeal and his survival is spiritual; human`s identity is from the soul and consequently would not be harmed with bodily changes; soul is the last stage of corporeality and the first one of spirituality; unity of self has various degrees; soul is equivalent to the attributes of perfection. Exploring the effect of Mullā Sadrā’s ontological principles on his philosophical anthropology will show that without taking attention to Mullā Sadrā’s ontological principles، his philosophical anthropology would be misunderstood.