Absolute Transcendence and Absolute Totality: A Comparative Study on the Absolute Unity in Hegel’s Philosophy and Ibn Arabi's Mystical School through their Relation to the Neoplatonic Negative Theology
Philosophy East and West December 1, 2025 Ali Asghar Khosravi, Ahmad Rajabi
This cross-cultural study undertakes a comparative analysis of Hegel's concept of Geist as Absolute Immanent Totality and Ibn 'Arabi's mystical doctrine of the Unity of Being, characterized by absolute Transcendence and Hiddenness. By establishing a con- nection with Plato's notion of "the One" as "beyond Being" (ἐπέκεινα τῆς οὐσίας), which aligns with negative theology where the One surpasses...