University of Zanjan Philosophical Meditations 2228-5253 15 35 2025 08 23 Comparative Investigation of The Three Hypostases and Universe Levels in Viewpoint of Plotinus and Mulla Sadra Comparative Investigation of The Three Hypostases and Universe Levels in Viewpoint of Plotinus and Mulla Sadra 269 300 711410 10.30470/phm.2024.554729.2223 FA Mohammad Javad Shams Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Wisdom, Faculty of Islamic Sciences and Research, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin Seyedeh Fatemeh Babaee Master's degreeof Imam Khomeini International University, Iran Journal Article 2022 05 29 The most challenging issue in different decades engaging human beings' mind is the order the multiple creatures have come to the universe, and if the formation of the universe occurred coincidentally and haphazardly or specific chain. Answering questions about the how-ness of the arrival of universe levels is the utmost concern of a philosopher. Plotinus is one of Greek philosophers to use hypostases for explanation of universe levels. Hypostases, plural form of hypostasis, is meant as essence and base, and has a major role in Plotinus's philosophy. In his viewpoint, three hypostases are introduced including 'the One' (or, equivalently, 'the Good'), Intellect, and Soul, which respectively constitute the first levels of universe. Mulla Sadra has also clarified these levels in explaining levels of universe; however, there are significant differences in spite of similarities. The only similarity between the two theories ahead is the framework, and differences are noticed in the decrees. Fully aware of Plotinus's philosophy, Mulla Sadra developed and completed Plotinus's vision and turned it into a novel theory. The present study is aimed at illustrating uniqueness of Mulla Sadra's vision along with elaborating the two philosophers' viewpoints and the similarity and difference in their decrees, through a descriptive and analytical method. The most challenging issue in different decades engaging human beings' mind is the order the multiple creatures have come to the universe, and if the formation of the universe occurred coincidentally and haphazardly or specific chain. Answering questions about the how-ness of the arrival of universe levels is the utmost concern of a philosopher. Plotinus is one of Greek philosophers to use hypostases for explanation of universe levels. Hypostases, plural form of hypostasis, is meant as essence and base, and has a major role in Plotinus's philosophy. In his viewpoint, three hypostases are introduced including 'the One' (or, equivalently, 'the Good'), Intellect, and Soul, which respectively constitute the first levels of universe. Mulla Sadra has also clarified these levels in explaining levels of universe; however, there are significant differences in spite of similarities. The only similarity between the two theories ahead is the framework, and differences are noticed in the decrees. Fully aware of Plotinus's philosophy, Mulla Sadra developed and completed Plotinus's vision and turned it into a novel theory. The present study is aimed at illustrating uniqueness of Mulla Sadra's vision along with elaborating the two philosophers' viewpoints and the similarity and difference in their decrees, through a descriptive and analytical method. https://phm.znu.ac.ir/article_711410_6ff47f3d163a7f15bac805f51b0e9493.pdf