Tag: Epistemology

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A Prelude to Islamic Human Sciences | Syed Naquib Al-Attas

A Prelude to Islamic Human Sciences

Featured Publication RISE: Second Pilot Issue 📄 View PDF Issue 🔗 Issue Overview Page By: Mahdi ʿAbdullahi Introduction The human and social sciences are disciplines whose subject matter comprises the existential dimensions and various activities of the human being qua human. These activities include the relations among human individuals, their interactions with external objects, as […]

Quantum Humanities and the Philosophy of Religious Knowledge

Quantum Humanities and the Philosophy of Religious Knowledge

The closing ceremony of the “School of Religious knowledge” was held on September 6, 2025, at the Institute for Strategic Studies of Islamic Sciences and Knowledge, featuring a keynote lecture by Abdolhossein Khosropanah, Professor of the Philosophy of Science and Technology and faculty member of the Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought. In his […]

Zehn epistemology journal

Publication of the 102nd Issue of Zehn (Mind) Epistemology Journal

The 102nd issue of the peer-reviewed quarterly Zehn (Mind), Vol. 26 (2025), has been published in Persian by the Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought. Since its establishment in 2000, it has been the only specialized journal of epistemology in Iran. Adopting an academic and comparative perspective, the journal revisits and develops the foundations […]

methodology of economics

Methodology of Economics: Comparing Theory Building in Conventional and Islamic Economics

The book Methodology of Economics, authored by Mohammad Javad Tavakkoli (faculty member at the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute), was published in June 2025 by the Research Institute of Hawzah and University. This 320‑page Persian work provides an analytical examination of methods of theory‑building in both conventional economics and Islamic economics. The author analyzes […]

Scholaria Contributions 11

The Establishment of Government Is Self-Evident in the Sharia

This text explores the comprehensive and eternal nature of Islamic guidance, emphasizing the necessity of discerning divine rulings for newly emerging issues in human life. It highlights the pivotal role of Islamic seminaries (ḥawzas) and the prerequisite of deep jurisprudential mastery. Ultimately, it asserts that the codification of divine laws necessitates an enforcing authority, making the establishment of government a self-evident truth within the Sharia.

The Philosophical Foundations of the Human Sciences

This article examines the profound impact of the human sciences on society and argues for a paradigm shift grounded in Islamic intellectual traditions. By analyzing the hierarchical relationship between ontology, philosophical anthropology, epistemology, and the human sciences, the text highlights the necessity of foundational philosophical principles in critiquing Western empirical methodologies and establishing a superior, indigenous approach to the humanities.

From Deepening Philosophical Foundations to the Philosophies of Disciplines: A Roadmap for the Transformation of Islamic Humanities

This essay proposes a three-layered framework—comprising the philosophy of disciplines, the humanities, and jurisprudence—to systematically develop Islamic humanities. It emphasizes an active, productive encounter with Western thought, the necessity of contemporary Quranic exegesis, and a structured methodology for integrating sacred religious principles into modern academic disciplines.

The Foundations and Proofs of Realism in Islamic Epistemology

An in-depth exploration of the ontological and epistemological claims of realism in Islamic thought, focusing on Allameh Tabatabai’s foundational arguments, the mechanics of acquired knowledge, and how this framework contrasts with post-Renaissance Western paradigms like Kantian subjectivism.