the impact of sin on the end and function of reason in al-ghazali's thought

the important issue of epistemic impacts of sin addressed in thecontemporary epistemology may be studied from different aspects.one is related to the actual impacts which sin has on the securer ofknowledge and the other on the relation of human being and god asthe emanator of knowledge. in this article we address the first aspectin an analytic method from al-ghazali’s viewpoint. this impact is afundamental one on the end and function of reason and also on theprocess of knowledge and its product. here we only discuss theimpact of sin on the end and function of reason in its three aspects: theimpact of sin on the existential end of reason, its impact on the qualityof turning reason towards the truth, and its impact on the emotion andthe will related to the comprehension of truth. the impact of sin on theprocess of knowledge and its product won’t be discussed in thisarticle.