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Uṣūl al-Barajmātiyah fī Ḍaui al-‘Aqīdah al-Islāmiyah
Abstract
Pragmatism is one of contemporary issues in Greek philosophy which was later
developed by the number of modern figures such as William James, Webster and Charles
Sender Pierce. Pragmatism is generally defined as a school of thought which considers
everything based on every principle of benefit that it owned, knowledge for instance.
Human seek the knowledge in order to make their life better. Due to the fact that
pragmatism is built on the foundation that validity of an act and its value is evaluated
from the advantages as its consequent, then everything shoul adhere to the principles.
Pragmatism, in its progress, approves the harmony between the mind and human actions.
Furthemore, the standard of absolute functions or benefits are referred back relatively to
the subject. At this point, of we review the prgamatism from religion perspective, it could
convey us to the relativism of truth. It can be concluded here that as an idelogy brought
from the perspective of philosophy and religion, pragmatism should be strictly criticized
from the view of Islam according to its negative implications toward religious
understanding. This paper will try to elaborate on pragmatism chronologically, related to
its contribution and relation toward Islamic Studies, expressing its principles associated
with the perspectives of knowledge, akhlaq, and religiuos norms.
Publication Details
JournalUṣūl al-Barajmātiyah fī Ḍaui al-‘Aqīdah al-Islāmiyah
Volume15 (2)
Pagespp. 265-304
ISSN1412-5950
KeywordsPragmatism, Knowledge, Benefit, Islam, Aqeedah.
Item ID1453
Deposited28 Mar 2022 02:08