plantinga’s reformed epistemology and religious extremism: some historical evidences
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according to plantinga’s reformed epistemology, as perceptual beliefs, religious beliefs are properly basic, and therefore need no additional justification. but as it has been said frequently, this idea may lead to relativism. in this paper, first, we argue that not only its relativistic aspect allows for religious extremism, but also it could be used to justify that kind of extremism. then, reciting some historical testimonies, including john calvin, khawarij, ibn taymiyye and seyyed qutb, we suggest that in principle, for many centuries extremists have derived a benefit from an idea similar to reformed epistemology to justify committing violence and other unacceptable behaviors.
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Plantinga’s Reformed Epistemology and Religious Extremism: Some Historical Evidences
مطابق معرفتشناسی اصلاح شده آلوین پلانتینگا، باورهای دینی همچون باورهای ادراکی، پایه هستند و از این رو نیازی به توجیه بیشتر ندارند. اما همانگونه که بارها گفته شده است این عقیده به نسبیگرایی منتهی میشود. ما در این مقاله ابتدا استدلال میکنیم که نه فقط بعد نسبیگرایانه آن نظریه به افراطگرایی دینی منجر میشود، بلکه میتوان از آن برای توجیه افراطگرایی نیز استفاده کرد. سپس با ذکر چند گواهی تاریخ...
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پژوهش های فلسفیجلد ۹، شماره ۱۷، صفحات ۱۰۵-۱۱۶
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