Eugenio Trías and Ibn 'Arabī: a shadow beyond the philosophy of limit

Keywords: love, Ibn ʿArabī, imaginal, philosophy of limit, symbol, sufism, Eugenio Trías

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between the philosophy of the limit of Eugenio Trías and the sufism of Ibn ʿArabī. Firstly, it explains the function of the philosophy of religion in the triasian system and why the andalusian master has a privileged position. Secondly, it presents some essential aspects of the akbarian doctrine obtured by the philosophy of limit, as the declaration of the unity of Being (tawḥīd), the path of servanthood (ʿubūdiyya), the transit from the sudden passion of love (hawā) to the spiritual love (ḥubb), the spiritual knighthood (futuwwa) and the station of no-station (maqām lā maqām). All of them share a common element: the trascendence of the egoic and the interest on the other as other. Finally, the article defends that Trias obturates the andalusian master doctrine due to the influence of  Henry Corbin and mainly to the own limitations of its own philosophical project. The absent Ibn ʿArabī will be its shadow.

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Published
2020-08-03
How to Cite
Fernández Navas D. (2020). Eugenio Trías and Ibn ’Arabī: a shadow beyond the philosophy of limit. Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía, 37(2), 203-215. https://doi.org/10.5209/ashf.68655
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Estudios