Speaker: Tahir Uluc  

Professor of Islamic Philosophy   Necmeddin Erbakan University in Konya, Turkey.      

5 August 2023, Saturday   9.00 PM (Malaysia)  4.00 PM (Turkey)      

Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84751617580?pwd=MXZuVUNDcGc3ZnkzMG9mOXRETHRXZz09  

Meeting ID: 847 5161 7580  Passcode: 439137      

The relationship between philosophy and mysticism has been a topic of debate for centuries. Some scholars argue that they are two distinct paths to knowledge, while others argue that they are complementary approaches. This topic will explore from what epistemological point of view Suhrawardī finds the Peripatetic philosophy inadequate and on which principles he criticizes it. It will also present an in-depth analysis of how Suhrawardī, who considers himself a philosopher and his work to be philosophical, transforms the Peripatetic philosophy into an instrument and prelude that would serve the Illuminative philosophy.