Thesis Summary
Shahrur distinguishes between will and intent, and makes freedom a broader domain that precedes action and contains its possibilities. Speech does not become action except through reason and knowledge, while imagination remains possible when it accords with the laws of things.
Foundational Atoms
Place of Support within the Book
This meaning appears early in the book, in its introduction to reason and reflection, and in the first section, where human freedom is explained and the distinction between will and intent is drawn.
Limits of the Reading
This summary brings together more than one supporting passage, and therefore it is a simplification of a set of closely related conceptual relations, not a single direct statement.