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Islamic Philosophy And The Ethics Of Belief - ENG

Anthony Robert Booth

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ISBN:	9781137557001
Formato:	ePub
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Filosofía
Subtema:	Ética y Filosofía Moral
Año de publicación:	2016-08-04

In this book the author argues that theÂ Falasifa, the Philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age, are usefully interpreted through the prism of the contemporary, western ethics of belief. He contends that their position amounts to what he calls â€˜Moderate Evidentialismâ€™ â€“ that only for the epistemic elite what one ought to believe is determined by one evidence. The author makes the case that the Falasifa position is well argued, ingeniously circumvents issues in the epistemology of testimony, and is well worth taking seriously in the contemporary debate. He reasons that this is especially the case sinceÂ the position has salutary consequences for how to respond to the sceptic, and for how we are to conceive of extremist belief.

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