This section, first clarifies Tusi’s position in light of both conceptual categories of mysticism and comparative studies with works of other celebrated philosophers. Second, it focuses on the actual doctrine of Tusi in his major text on mysticism, AA, as well as in the mystical dimensions of his other works.

Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi, a pivotal figure in Islamic intellectual history and the founder of the Illuminationist school of thought. Employing a blend of qualitative textual analysis and historical investigation, this research primarily focuses on Suhrawardi’s major works to extract and understand his views on knowledge, learning, and pedagogy.

This course is an introduction to contemporary visions and scholarship of Islamic philosophy and mysticism emphasis on major figures and themes. Topics covered include: (i) Iranian, Greek, and early theological background;(ii) Classical age of Islamic philosophy with an emphasis on ibn Sina’s philosophical system; (iii) the philosophy-religion-mysticism controversy; (iv) development of later Islamic philosophy in Iran with an emphasis on Tusi and Mulla Sadra; (v)  basics of Rumi’s mysticism and brief remarks on mysticisms of ibn Arabi, Tusi, Shabestrari;

This course begins by clarification of different senses of ‘logic’ and logic as in context of theory of semiotics (syntax, semantics, and pragmatics), and the nature of artificial languages (signs and rules). Then the course studies different types of logical languages, sentential and predicate logic, including formal proofs of validity and invalidity of arguments. Next the discussion attends to the basics of scientific reasoning as well as sketches of advanced logic, such as set theory and philosophical issues such as problems of existence, truth, and intentionality.

1. Metaphysica Avicenna, P. Morewedge. Columbia University Press, 1970.
2. Metaphysics of Tusi, tr. P. Morewedge. SUNY Oneonta, 1999.
3. Parviz Morewedge, from Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam, ed. John Espoisto. Oxford University Press, 2009. “Islamic Theology,” “Illumination,” “ Jallal ad-Din Rumi,” “Mirdamad, ” “Mulla Sadra,” and “N. Tusi”; from Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy “the school of Qum”;from McMillan Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Tusi”