Question
The central concept of this school of philosophy is defined as “that which is manifest in itself and manifests others.” John Walbridge criticized Henry Corbin for calling this school a “theosophy” in his translation of its core text. This school posited a “world of images” in which souls reside before transmigrating. As leader of a Zoroastrian offshoot of this school, Azar Kayvan composed a set of Ordinances in an invented “heavenly language.” The founder of this school of thought had a “dream-vision” in which Aristotle gave him the doctrine of knowledge by (*) presence. Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi wrote a commentary on this school, which began as a critique of Avicenna’s Peripateticism. The founder of this school was executed in Aleppo by Saladin’s son. Mulla Sadra was a “master” of this school founded by Suhrawardi. For 10 points, what Persian school of thought called God the “Light of Lights?” ■END■
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Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 14 | 43% | 7% | 7% | 106.83 |