Plotinusian Elements in Gazi-Saeed’s Negative Theology

Subject Areas : Philosophy

ژیلا رستمی ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2010-04-20 Accepted : 2010-08-01 Published : 2009-09-23

Keywords: Negative Theology, Plotinus, Transcendence, Gazi-Saeed, deity,

Abstract :

The greatest problem and most semantic vagueness on talking of Godrefer to semantic analysis of human traits and their attribution to god.When these attributes apply in usual linguistic use and normalcircumstances they have clear and intelligible sense; though suchattributes and predicates use for a transcendent, non corporeal, andinfinite being is problematic. A few theories exposed to solve (orovercome) this puzzle. Here, I only illustrate Plotinus and Gazi-Saeed’stheory and demonstrate how Gazi-Saeed’s theology is influenced byPlotinusian one. Both believed that, considering ordinary language use,we can only talk about god in negative way. It seems, however,insisting on speaking of god negatively without using other methods,restrains us from talking about god genuinely.