Mahmoud Morvarid on Avicenna's Proof of the Necessarily Existent

In this lecture, one of Avicenna's most important philosophical arguments, namely the Proof of Necessity and Contingency, was examined. This argument, which plays a fundamental role in Islamic philosophy and metaphysics, attempts to prove the existence of the Necessarily Existent. Dr. Mahmoud Morvarid, a distinguished professor and researcher in the field of philosophy, analyzed this argument, its background, and its influences on Islamic and Western philosophy in this session.

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This talk is based on an article titled “Varieties of Avicennian arguments for the existence of God” which was recently published by him.

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Speaker: Dr. Mahmoud Morvarid – Faculty member at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)

Subject: An Examination of Avicenna's Proof of Necessity and Contingency

Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Location: Department of Philosophy of Science, Sharif University of Technology

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Audio of Mahmoud Morvarid's lecture on Avicenna's Proof of Necessity and Contingency