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CORRESPONDENCE OF MICROCOSM AND MACROCOSM FROM AFZALODDIN -I- KASHANI'S VIEWPOINT

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  29-50

Abstract

 The transcendental and unique status of Man in the pyramid of existence and his indisputable supremacy over the whole body of creation have always been the focal point of consideration of divine schools and thinkers of different societies. Hence, in spite of man's small body, respecting to its merits and potentialities, his being has been corresponded with Cosmos and even considered as the soul of it.The background of systematic explanation of this idea goes back to the philosophers of ancient Greece and, in the Islamic world, to Ikhwan-al-Safa. Hakim Afzaloddin -i- Kashani has also discussed the theory but from a different and distinguished perspective.Correspondence of Man and Universe, in the eyes of kashani, is not separate from their perfection. The perfection of the universe is to be conceived by the rational soul and the perfection of rational soul is nothing but knowing the intellectual forms and the fruit of knowing is Union with God. If the perfect nature of man enhances his unique faculty i.e. intellect, through perceiving the universal and intellectual concepts of creatures, he can comprise their truths completely, and then by ascending towards the Ultimate Reality of universe, he returns the chain of existence to Him. Such a comprehensive and potent function is not acceptable and conceivable unless we believe in the correspondence of Man and Universe.Correspondence of Microcosm and Macrocosm, in Afzaloddin, s view, has been dealt with two different planes: General correspondence and particular correspondence. On the first plane, Man and Universe have the whole levels of existence. These levels originate from God and ultimately refer to Him. On the second plane, the universe is likened to an organism. Here Man and Universe, in terms of form, nature and function, are in perfect harmony, materially and spiritually.In this paper, an attempt has been made first to present a brief background of the theme, then to examine it in the philosophical system of Afzaloddin kashani based on his excellent view on the firm relation of SELF- KNOWLEDGE and God- KNOWLEDGE.

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    GHODRATOLLAHI, EHSAN, & FARAHNAKI, MEHDI. (2011). CORRESPONDENCE OF MICROCOSM AND MACROCOSM FROM AFZALODDIN -I- KASHANI'S VIEWPOINT. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT, -(40), 29-50. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/66679/en

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    GHODRATOLLAHI EHSAN, FARAHNAKI MEHDI. CORRESPONDENCE OF MICROCOSM AND MACROCOSM FROM AFZALODDIN -I- KASHANI'S VIEWPOINT. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT[Internet]. 2011;-(40):29-50. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/66679/en

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    EHSAN GHODRATOLLAHI, and MEHDI FARAHNAKI, “CORRESPONDENCE OF MICROCOSM AND MACROCOSM FROM AFZALODDIN -I- KASHANI'S VIEWPOINT,” JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT, vol. -, no. 40, pp. 29–50, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/66679/en

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