On the Wings of Imagination with Zizek\’s view on Nadia Maftouni\’s Work

Description

On the Wings of Imagination is dedicated to the theories of imagination in a chronological perspective and then the application of these theories in Suhrawardi’s allegorical tales, representing his responsiveness to Avicenna. Avicenna and Suhrawardi might be named philartists; the idea that goes to the heart of Farabi’s theory of imagination. Farabi’s artist who brings the intelligible knowledge and happiness to people’s mind through their imagination could be named a philartist. Another topic of interest is that Ibn Tufail, who wrote a material background of Suhrawardi, sounds highly responsive to Avicenna. Naming his novel after Avicenna’s Hay Ibn Yaqzan, Ibn Tufail highlights uniqueness of Avicenna as the source of Illumination wisdom. Developing the conception of imagination as an issue of compare and contrast, Chapter I is devoted to the cornerstone of Chapter II. Then Chapter II will explain the theory of philart. In Chapter III, philart approach will be explored in action. As an example-setter, Suhrawardi’s tales persist in the heart of the field. And the tales of Avicenna as well as Ibn Tufail, provide the backbone of philart approach.