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Immediate knowledge
al-ḍarūrī
الضَّرُورِيّ
Immediate knowledge (ḍarūrī, also badīhī) is knowledge that comes without reflection or study.
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Explanation
A conception can be immediate, such as grasping what heat is, and so can an assent, such as judging that one is half of two.
Immediate knowledge is the starting point: everything learned by reflection is built from it.
Also written as: daruri, badihi, badīhī, self-evident.
Examples
- الوَاحِدُ نِصْفُ الاثْنَيْنِJudging that one is half of two
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