Farabi Felsefesinde el-Evvel
Al-Awwal in al-Farabi’s Thought

Summary/Abstract: In al-Farabi’s metaphysics, the First Cause of all creatures that is First Existence (al- Mevcudu'l Awwal) is at the first order of existence. That The First Existence’s standing at the top in the hierarchical structure of beings is very important beyond the positioning to make sense of creatures . In this context, it is not possible to understand and evaluate other creatures without the knowledge of Al-Awwal. In this article it will be addressed approaches relating to Al-Awwal, which at the peak of the orders of beings in Farabi’s ontology, in an integrated framework.

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