Transcendent Theosophy
E602189
Iranian philosophical school
Shia philosophical tradition
metaphysical system
school of Islamic philosophy
Transcendent Theosophy is a major school of Islamic philosophy developed by Mulla Sadra that synthesizes Peripatetic, Illuminationist, and mystical thought into a metaphysical system centered on the primacy and gradation of existence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Transcendent Theosophy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6569707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transcendent Theosophy Context triple: [Mulla Sadra, movement, Transcendent Theosophy]
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A.
The Key to Theosophy
The Key to Theosophy is a foundational 1889 work by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that systematically explains the principles, ethics, and aims of the Theosophical movement in a question-and-answer format.
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B.
The Cosmic Doctrine
The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
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C.
The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine is Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s foundational theosophical work, presenting an esoteric cosmology and synthesis of religion, philosophy, and science.
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D.
Theosophical Kabbalah
Theosophical Kabbalah is a medieval Jewish mystical system that interprets the divine realm and creation through the dynamic interactions of the sefirot and related spiritual worlds.
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E.
Theosophy
Theosophy is a spiritual and philosophical movement that blends Eastern and Western esoteric traditions, emphasizing mystical insight, reincarnation, and the pursuit of universal spiritual truths.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transcendent Theosophy Target entity description: Transcendent Theosophy is a major school of Islamic philosophy developed by Mulla Sadra that synthesizes Peripatetic, Illuminationist, and mystical thought into a metaphysical system centered on the primacy and gradation of existence.
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A.
The Key to Theosophy
The Key to Theosophy is a foundational 1889 work by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that systematically explains the principles, ethics, and aims of the Theosophical movement in a question-and-answer format.
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B.
The Cosmic Doctrine
The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
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C.
The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine is Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s foundational theosophical work, presenting an esoteric cosmology and synthesis of religion, philosophy, and science.
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D.
Theosophical Kabbalah
Theosophical Kabbalah is a medieval Jewish mystical system that interprets the divine realm and creation through the dynamic interactions of the sefirot and related spiritual worlds.
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E.
Theosophy
Theosophy is a spiritual and philosophical movement that blends Eastern and Western esoteric traditions, emphasizing mystical insight, reincarnation, and the pursuit of universal spiritual truths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian philosophical school
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Shia philosophical tradition ⓘ metaphysical system ⓘ school of Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | School of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
bodily origination and spiritual subsistence of the soul
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gradation of existence ⓘ knowledge as a mode of existence ⓘ primacy of existence ⓘ substantial motion ⓘ unity of existence and quiddity with priority of existence ⓘ unity of the intellect and the intelligible ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
hierarchical ontology
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inner spiritual journey of the philosopher ⓘ metaphysical realism of existence ⓘ synthesis of reason, intuition, and revelation ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Shiraz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sadrāean philosophy
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Transcendent Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ al-hikma al-mutaʿāliyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreText |
Sharḥ Uṣūl al-Kāfī
NERFINISHED
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al-Asfār al-arbaʿa NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mabdaʾ wa-l-maʿād NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mashāʿir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Allama Tabatabaei
NERFINISHED
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Mulla Hadi Sabzawari NERFINISHED ⓘ Murtaza Mutahhari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic metaphysics
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Qom seminary philosophy ⓘ contemporary Shia thought ⓘ later Iranian philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Avicennism
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Hadith literature ⓘ Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED ⓘ Illuminationist philosophy ⓘ Islamic mysticism ⓘ Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ Suhrawardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
al-haraka al-jawhariyya (substantial motion)
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asālat al-wujūd (primacy of existence) ⓘ tashkīk al-wujūd (gradation of existence) NERFINISHED ⓘ wujūd (existence) ⓘ ʿilm ḥuḍūrī (knowledge by presence) ⓘ |
| mainLanguage |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Islam
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Twelver Shiʿism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Transcendent Theosophy Description of subject: Transcendent Theosophy is a major school of Islamic philosophy developed by Mulla Sadra that synthesizes Peripatetic, Illuminationist, and mystical thought into a metaphysical system centered on the primacy and gradation of existence.
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