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Akbari G, SHariati F, Jahantigh D. Metaphysical Problems of Biological Regeneration and Its Relation to Divine Revival. JRH 2026; 14 (2)
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Ferdowsi University, Mashhad
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This study aims to explain the possibility or impossibility of “continuity of self-identity” in light of contemporary findings in biology. In the philosophical section, the foundations of transcendental wisdom regarding self-identity, including individuality, substantial motion, and unity of perceptual powers, are critically analyzed to show that from the perspective of this school, individual identity is considered to be a single, immaterial thing, and independent of physical changes. In contrast, molecular biology and new technologies such as inducible stem cell reprogramming (iPSC), CRISPR-Cas9 genomic modification, and synthetic genome synthesis offer a biological model of individual continuity that is based on the continuity of genetic structures and neural networks. A comparison of these two approaches shows that although biological sciences consider the ability to extensively reconstruct biological structures possible, they cannot provide the philosophical criterion of continuity of personal identity, because biological reconstruction merely creates a material similarity, not the existential continuity of the self. Based on the findings, metaphysical identity is not reducible to biological data and requires an independent philosophical interpretation. This study emphasizes the necessity of a systematic dialogue between Islamic philosophy and modern biology to provide a comprehensive framework for explaining individual identity.
Keywords: : Soul identity, essence movement, cellular reprogramming, gene editing, artificial genome, individual identity
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