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Among the important issues that can be represented in Sadra's epistemology; is that whether the affirmative knowledge is realized in only one stage for the soul or in several stages and levels? From the heart of this question and its relation to the role of sense and experience in Sadra's epistemological system, we reach another issue which is what is the role of sense and experience in the stages of propositional knowledge from Mulla Sadra’s perspective? In the present study, based on the descriptive-analytical method, the authors seek to explain and analyze the role of sense and experience in the stages of propositional knowledge in Mulla Sadra’s point of view. Accordingly, the stages of affirmative cognitions are: affirmations and basic rational propositions, affirmations and particular sensory and imaginary propositions, and inferred rational affirmations and propositions which from Sadra's point of view, have a direct role in the process of particular sensory propositions.

One of the important problems in the field of the study of Ibn Sina is whether his philosophy is of a Peripatetic nature or an Illuminationist one. Some believe that his philosophy follows an Illuminationist approach and offer certain proofs in order to demonstrate their claim. In a general classification, it can be said that some of these proofs are based on the works of Ibn Sina himself, and some others are based on the knowledge sources he benefitted from. The writers of this paper believe that the proofs adduced on the Illuminationist nature of Ibn Sina’s philosophy are open to criticism. Therefore, they initially delve into the nature of Illuminationist philosophy and provide a concise but precise account of the proofs and reasons presented in support of the above claim. Next, they analyze and criticize them and highlight their weaknesses. This research has been carried out following an analytic critical method.