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49Islamic Beliefs and Epistemic Defeaters: a Response to Baldwin and McNabbSophia 61 (2): 445-456. 2022.In this paper, I outline some exegetical and philosophical problems with Baldwin and McNabb’s epistemic defeater for Islamic beliefs. I maintain that their argument is based upon a misinterpretation of Quranic verses. I also argue that exceptional instances of divine deception inflicted upon the senses, if they indeed happen, should not undermine the general trust in our cognitive faculties. I conclude that virtually all Muslims are immune from Baldwin and McNabb’s proposed defeater and from the…Read more
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56Islamic Beliefs and Epistemic Defeaters: a Response to Baldwin and McNabbSophia 8 1-12. 2021.In this paper, I outline some exegetical and philosophical problems with Baldwin and McNabb’s epistemic defeater for Islamic beliefs. I maintain that their argument is based upon a misinterpretation of Quranic verses. I also argue that exceptional instances of divine deception inflicted upon the senses, if they indeed happen, should not undermine the general trust in our cognitive faculties. I conclude that virtually all Muslims are immune from Baldwin and McNabb’s proposed defeater and from the…Read more
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47An analytic philosophical approach to Ibn Arabi’s conception of ultimate realityDissertation, University of Birmingham. 2017.In my thesis, I aim to develop a systematic and philosophically coherent thesis of ultimate reality for Ibn Arabi. In this pursuit, I adopt the style of analytic philosophy, seeking to employ and utilise some of its methods and theories. The philosophical aspects of Ibn Arabi’s doctrine are in dire need of conceptual clarification and systematic analysis with a closer focus on argumentation. The analytic tradition will prove most helpful in this regard. In my thesis, I begin by tracing Ibn Arabi…Read more
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233Time Sensitivity and Acceptance of TestimonyOrganon F: Medzinárodný Časopis Pre Analytickú Filozofiu 27 (4). 2020.Time sensitivity seems to affect our intuitive evaluation of the reasonable risk of fallibility in testimonies. All things being equal, we tend to be less demanding in accepting time sensitive testimonies as opposed to time insensitive testimonies. This paper considers this intuitive response to testimonies as a strategy of acceptance. It argues that the intuitive strategy, which takes time sensitivity into account, is epistemically superior to two adjacent strategies that do not: the undemandin…Read more
Nader Alsamaani
Qassim University
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Qassim UniversityAssistant Professor
Saudi Arabia
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Religion |
Epistemology of Religion |
Epistemology |