Sheikh Mufid’s Epistemological Views on Sensory Perception

نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

چکیده

Sensory perception is a fundamental component of Islamic epistemology, playing a crucial role in human understanding of the external world. Sheikh Mufid, a prominent Twelver theologian, adopts a reason-centered approach to this subject, arguing that the senses alone are insufficient to produce certain knowledge; rather, valid knowledge emerges only through their interaction with reason. By distinguishing between simple and composite sensory perception, he clarifies the role of reason in analyzing and affirming sensory data, emphasizing the necessity of filtering illusions and imaginations through rational scrutiny. Moreover, while he upholds direct realism in perception—affirming a direct connection between the perceiver and the perceived—he also acknowledges its limitations. The findings of this study indicate that Sheikh Mufid presents a systematic framework for understanding the interaction between the senses, reason, and revelation, maintaining a firm stance against epistemic relativism. His rationalist approach has not only shaped Shiite theological epistemology but also offers valuable insights for contemporary epistemological analysis.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Sheikh Mufid’s Epistemological Views on Sensory Perception

نویسندگان [English]

  • Nahid Najafpour 1
  • GhorbanAli Karimzadeh Garamaleki 2
  • Naser Forouhi 3
1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
چکیده [English]

Sensory perception is a fundamental component of Islamic epistemology, playing a crucial role in human understanding of the external world. Sheikh Mufid, a prominent Twelver theologian, adopts a reason-centered approach to this subject, arguing that the senses alone are insufficient to produce certain knowledge; rather, valid knowledge emerges only through their interaction with reason. By distinguishing between simple and composite sensory perception, he clarifies the role of reason in analyzing and affirming sensory data, emphasizing the necessity of filtering illusions and imaginations through rational scrutiny. Moreover, while he upholds direct realism in perception—affirming a direct connection between the perceiver and the perceived—he also acknowledges its limitations. The findings of this study indicate that Sheikh Mufid presents a systematic framework for understanding the interaction between the senses, reason, and revelation, maintaining a firm stance against epistemic relativism. His rationalist approach has not only shaped Shiite theological epistemology but also offers valuable insights for contemporary epistemological analysis.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Sheikh Mufid
  • epistemology
  • sensory perception
  • reason
  • revelation
  • certain knowledge

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