An Overview of Learning Issues in the Philosophy of Illumination

Document Type : Research Paper

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Faculty Member of Research Institute of Hawzah & University

Abstract

From long years ago to the present, learning has been one of the most important issues and scientists and philosophers have done some remarkable and extensive researches on that. Today, learning is an interdisciplinary subject paid attention by psychologists and education scientists. Suhrawardi, the founder of philosophy of illumination, is a person who emphasizes on science, knowledge, and learning and his philosophical attitudes toward these issues are not only considered as his honors but also the turning point of his life. He have investigated those issues and obtained a kind of conceptual integration in this case. He have taken into consideration all of the issues related to learning including the definition of learning, the types of learning, the nature and truth of learning, the factors and obstacles of learning, and... . In this study, we will first mention the definition and types of learning and then draw your attention to the two significant subjects in philosophy of illumination named the nature and truth of learning and the factors of learning.

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