Abstract:
Epistemological issues in architecture are related to the movement of people in space. According to the philosophical concept of movement and MullāṢadrā's theory of substantial motion, perception refers to people's gradual perception of architectural spaces. Deep understanding of mosque-school spaces is not possible without movement. In order to achieve a deep understanding of these spaces, the observer must move in the space, and after experiencing physical and mental movements, he should promotes his perception level. The question of this research in the form of a case study is that, considering the variety of accesses in the Agha Bozor Mosque-School of Kashan; How does movement promote perception from the material level to the spiritual level? This research is descriptive-analytical and case study, and its results show that, despite the existence of separate paths (for prayer and educational performance) in the spaces of the mosque-school, the observer experiences three orders of movement (visual, physical and mental) by moving in each of these paths; in the form of four pillars in the mosque and three pillars in the school; It guides the observer's perception (in line with MullāṢadrā's perceptual hierarchy) from the sensory level to the imagination, and then to the intellectual level.
Machine summary:
An Essay on the Perceptual Levels of the Agha Bozorg Kashan Mosque-Madrasa, Based on Mulla Sadra's Theory of Substantial Motion Mehdi Baniasadi Baghmirani * Seyyed Behshid Hosseini **, Azadeh Shahcheraghi *** Abstract: Epistemological discussions in architecture borrow from the movement of individuals within a space.
The key question of this research, in the form of a case study, is: given the diversity of access points in the Agha Bozorg Kashan Mosque-Madrasa, how does movement cause the elevation of perception from the material to the spiritual level?
The method of this research is descriptive-analytical and case study, and its results show that, despite separate paths (for worship and educational uses) in the mosque-madrasa spaces, the observer, by moving through each of these paths, experiences three types of movement (visual, physical, and mental), which in 1 * PhD student in the Department of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran m.
Although the concept of movement has various dimensions, within the limited scope of this research, the author seeks, by relying on the theory of substantial motion and Mulla Sadra's perceptual levels, to analyze the position of movement in the perceptual levels of the Agha Bozorg Kashan Mosque-Madrasa through examining the types of access and movement paths in this novel spatial structure.
Accordingly, for the truth of perception to take shape in architectural spaces, the course must proceed from matter to meaning in the individual's mind; consequently, the experience of these perceptual levels (in accordance with the theory of substantial motion) is dependent on movement and is a gradual process (Mulla Sadra 1981/ 3: 27).
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