Death from the perspective of Jaspers and its comparison with the view of ÝAzīz Nasafī

Jaspers’ philosophy is a philosophy between man and God. His philosophy addresses man on the one hand, as existence and on the other hand God as transcendence. Man is getting closer and closer to God, and this relationship is also evident at a special moment of death. By paying attention to death, man learns to know the highest possibilities within himself, possibilities that were previously vague and obscure. At the same time he finds the opportunity to explain his relationship with God. The human being, who goes through four stages on the way to transcendence (existence, consciousness in general, spirit, existence), faces death, which is a way to transcendence. Nasafī regards the appearance of heaven and hell for people as dependent on their level of existence. These levels can be empirical senses, intellect, and love. Hence, the behavior of the human soul in the worlds of the universe is the basic principle that enables us to understand concepts such as resurrection, paradise and hell. Accordingly, man's joy and suffering in the hereafter depends on his joy and suffering in the world. As death threatens the whole human existence, the question of making meaningful life in the shadow of death becomes very important. This article examines and compares the relevant views of two thinkers, Jaspers and Nasafī.

کلیدواژه ها:

Existenz ، Bewusstsein im Allgemeinen ، Seele ، TOD ، Transzendenz ، Hölle ، Paradies ، Weisheit