Neo-sadrean Reflections on Semantics

“Semantics” may be thought of as the main concern of analytic philosophy. And, if it may be said that there are some links between analytic philosophers, the most important link between them is their very concern about semantics. Since, because of historical conditions, “semantics” as an independent has not been among philosophical concerns of Muslim philosophers, no independent discussion may be found in the works of earlier Muslim philosophers. Because of necessity and benefits of discussing this issue in the present time, the authors of the present article try to provide a model of semantics based on and in line with a general view to the Transcendent Philosophy, as much as they are able to do so. Though many parts of this model cannot be clearly found in the earlier body of philosophical approaches adopted in the Islamic world, the model has flourished in this very general ground.