divine knowledge

Authors

سیدحسن سعادت مصطفوی

دانش یار گروه فلسفه دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)

abstract

ne of the four real attributes of the necessary being is divine knowledge, which enjoys special significance. reviewing various views in defining knowledge and giving the rational arguments as well as narrated proofs to establish divine knowledge , the present paper deals in detail with the objects and the how of divine knowledge. among different things that are the objects of divine knowledge, that which is most controversial are material creatures and their ontological states. the how of divine knowledge of his creatures is different before creation, after creation, and after annihilation. most of objections are in relation to his knowledge of creatures and their ontological states prior to their appearance, which the paper’s discussion on it is comprehensive.

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