Archief:mei 2020

The last lecture of the course was about Fideism, in particular about the Islamic branch. It is known as a small significant current in Iran and Iraq that came to challenge the philosophy of Mulla Sadra and Tabatabai. Fideism can be defined as an doctrine that relies upon faith alone, accompanied with a marginal roleMeer lezen over “Lecture 12 Islamic Fideism in Iraq and Iran”

My first impression was that Tabataba’i would fit well the Kalam school of thought, as he sees philosophy as ”an essential toolkit for the informed believer in the modern world … that would equip her for the intellectual challenges thrown up by the real threats of faith”. Furthermore, he classifies the role of a MuslimMeer lezen over “Lecture 11 Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i”