akram asgarzadeh mazraeh; seyd ali alamol hoda
Volume 7, Issue 3 , November 2016, , Pages 15-37
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Mulla Sadra and Zagzebski expanded the scope of knowledge in such a way that it includes the concept of understanding. They argued that the subject can, by achieving rational and ethical virtues voluntarily provide suitable grounds for the formation of true beliefs, they also believe ...
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Abstract
Mulla Sadra and Zagzebski expanded the scope of knowledge in such a way that it includes the concept of understanding. They argued that the subject can, by achieving rational and ethical virtues voluntarily provide suitable grounds for the formation of true beliefs, they also believe that ethical vices prevent the achievement of true belief. In other words, Zagzebski and Mulla Sadra argue that the knower can intentionally develop some of the moral and intellectual merits/virtues and remove vices so that a proper ground is created for the formation and development of true beliefs. In their view, the subject who has the motive and intention of knowledge acquiring can achieve truth by preparing the proper ground.
Is the domain of valid knowledge, in Mulla Sadra’s epistemological and philosophical theory, extensive enough to include understanding,? And if so, in Mulla Sadra's opinion, what factors contribute to the formation and validity of understanding as the underlying causes?
