 | Logique temporelle et épistémologie de la présence dans la philosophie illuminative de Suhrawardī
Alioune Seck
Although Suhrawardī’s texts were available in two editions, and there had been valuable preparatory work by Henry Corbin, Hossein Ziai and John Walbridge, no one had provided a convincing link between Suhrawardī’s highly original knowledge-by-presence and his logical system. [ … ]. Ziai and Walbridge were convinced, along with other scholars like Frank Griffel, that Suhrawardī’s innovative logic could not be explained as Corbin had explained it, in terms of mysticism, but beyond that, they could suggest no clear path ahead.
Seck’s brilliant insight is to see that a proper understanding of Suhrawardī’s adaptation of Avicenna’s temporal modalities is only possible through understanding Suhrawardī’s knowledge-by-presence.
It is clear to me that this is an exceptional piece of research that is an outstanding contribution not only to the study of the history of Arabic logic, but to the interpretation of Suhrawardī and his role in the development of post-Avicennan philosophy.
Prof. Tony Street
Faculty of Divinity, University Cambridge
2 September 2025
978-1-84890-104-9
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