Ma`rifat Falsafi

Regarding the ontic relationship between substance and accident, there are two main viewpoints: ontic union and ontic distinction. Having adopted specific principles regarding meaning, concept, and referent, professor Fayyazi has strengthened the theory of "ontic union." He has made use of a general basis, a reason, and a corroborating argument to support the aforementioned perspective. The general basis of this view is that "the multiplicity of meanings does not entail the multiplicity of existence," and as a result, a single existence can encompass multiple meanings. In professor Fayyazi's view, meaning is a referent of the concept, and its locus is the same place where the referent of that concept exists. The claim under discussion is rejected because neither the cited evidence is acceptable, nor the foundation of the theory (i.e., the theory of "meaning" as understood in this perspective) is correct, nor can the co-called reason for the claim be accepted.