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On What Epistemology Is In the Light of Philosophy and Religion

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Muhammadtaqi Faali
An associate professor of Azad University, Tehran, High Research and Sciences, Mysticism
Abstract
That what epistemology is has since long been a significant issue proposed for critical examination. What elements play the fundamental role and constitute the definition of epistemology? Any answer to this question depends on our understanding of what epistemology is. The above question can be studied in three views: the view of Muslim thinkers, the view of contemporary epistemologists and the view of the Qur'an. In what follows, the author has studied and critically compared the three views. There are two conclusions: first is the consideration of similarities and differences, and second is to show that the Qur'an is independent on epistemological issues. 
Keywords
intuitive knowledge
knowledge through concepts
concept and judgment
self-evident and discursive
true justified belief
traditional fundamentalism
meta-epistemology
 
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Reason and Religion
Volume 8, Issue 15 - Serial Number 15
October 2016
Pages 121-145