ON BEING AND NATURE IN MULLĀ ṢADRĀ AND WHITEHEAD.
One of important philosophical problems in environmental philosophy is the existential relation between man and nature. This mirrors the earlier relationship between man and nature as God's creation. The core principle here is relationality. Man and nature in modern thought are considered as separat...
| Published in: | Prajñā Vihāra: Journal of Philosophy & Religion Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 28 - 55 |
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Assumption University, Graduate School of Philosophy & Religion
Jan-Jun2021
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