Faith and Inquiry | ||
| پژوهشهای فلسفی -کلامی | ||
| دوره 25، شماره 3، مهر 1402، صفحه 83-100 اصل مقاله (1.46 M) | ||
| نوع مقاله: مقاله علمی پژوهشی | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22091/jptr.2023.9903.2948 | ||
| نویسنده | ||
| Mohamad Hosein Mohamad Ali Khalaj* | ||
| Researcher at University of Religions and Denominations, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Contemporary philosophers of religion have predominantly focused on understanding the nature of faith, yet there has been a lack of attention towards a particular type of faith that we can call inquiry-based faith. This paper aims to address this gap by exploring some challenges associated with inquiry-based faith. I argue, in particular, that while this is a widespread kind of faith, we face a dilemma in showing how it is possible and plausible. On the one hand, faith that P requires acceptance of P, and on the other, if someone is inquiring into whether P is the case, she must not already accept that P is the case. Borrowing a conceptual framework from recent literature on inquiry, I propose a solution to this dilemma by appealing to parts of the story of Abraham in the Quran. I suggest, specifically, that one can have faith that a partial answer to a question is the case, and at the same time, seek further inquiry into the question for a more complete answer. As such, I support the idea that inquiry-based faith is a possible and plausible option for both faithful people and inquirers. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Faith؛ Inquiry؛ Acceptance؛ Friedman؛ Abraham | ||
| موضوعات | ||
| فلسفه دین | ||
| عنوان مقاله [English] | ||
| Faith and Inquiry | ||
| نویسندگان [English] | ||
| Mohamad Hosein Mohamad Ali Khalaj | ||
| Researcher at University of Religions and Denominations, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| چکیده [English] | ||
| Contemporary philosophers of religion have predominantly focused on understanding the nature of faith, yet there has been a lack of attention towards a particular type of faith that we can call inquiry-based faith. This paper aims to address this gap by exploring some challenges associated with inquiry-based faith. I argue, in particular, that while this is a widespread kind of faith, we face a dilemma in showing how it is possible and plausible. On the one hand, faith that P requires acceptance of P, and on the other, if someone is inquiring into whether P is the case, she must not already accept that P is the case. Borrowing a conceptual framework from recent literature on inquiry, I propose a solution to this dilemma by appealing to parts of the story of Abraham in the Quran. I suggest, specifically, that one can have faith that a partial answer to a question is the case, and at the same time, seek further inquiry into the question for a more complete answer. As such, I support the idea that inquiry-based faith is a possible and plausible option for both faithful people and inquirers. | ||
| کلیدواژهها [English] | ||
| Faith, Inquiry, Acceptance, Friedman, Abraham | ||
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