in this paper the following subjects are presented: 1) an inquiry regarding john calvin’s theory of sensus divintaitis (sense of deity) – as an innate tendency to believe in god, 2) a discussion about calvin’s influence on subsequent thinkers – i.e. reformed theologians and reformed epistemologists, 3) a brief discussion regarding the relation between calvinist theology and natural theology and...

allame tabatabaei believes that theory of fitrah (instinct qualities of human nature) rests upon the principle of general instinct conductance of creatures and considers this theory as a branch of it. he also believes in the theory of eternal inherent happiness and unhappiness of human being, explains it in a way that it can be compatible with the benevolent tendency in every human being’s natu...

the present essay is a critical study of zagzebski’s reading and criticism of plantinga’s virtue-epistemology. zagzebski, on the account of her definition of knowledge and the role that she assigns to ‘volition’ and ‘awareness’ in virtuous acts, along with her acceptance of the uniformity of moral and epistemic virtue, challenges plantinga’s theory of knowledge. zagzebski believes that although...

abstract the traditional or liberal theory of contract always had encounter serious critics. the authors of this article have criticized this theory- based on new theory of unger (a pioneer in the critical legal studies movement) - and also have analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of that. this theory consists of a principle and a counter principle that include freedom of contract against the...

the conventional theory of adverse selection is not supported by most of the empirical works. these studies conclude that low-risk individuals demand more insurance services than high-risks. they refer to this situation as advantageous selection theory. this theory states that loss ratio of insureds may be lower than the population loss ratio while the conventional theory of adverse selection c...