Critical Comparison Between the Inherent Validity of Certainty in  Knowledge of osol and Clifford's Ethics of Belief Theory

amirmohammadi, mohammad ali; Jafari, Ali Asghar

All

Webpages

Books

Journals

Tarbiat Modares University Press

Philosophical Thought

Volume 5, Issue 3 (2025) jpt 2025, 5(3): 1001-10011 | Back to browse issues page

Mendeley

Zotero

RefWorks

amirmohammadi M A, Jafari A A. Critical Comparison Between the Inherent Validity of Certainty in Knowledge of osol and Clifford's Ethics of Belief Theory. jpt 2025; 5 (3) :1001-10011
URL: http://jpt.modares.ac.ir/article-34-79881-en.html

Critical Comparison Between the Inherent Validity of Certainty in Knowledge of osol and Clifford's Ethics of Belief Theory

Mohammad ali Amirmohammadi ^*¹, Ali Asghar Jafari²

1- Kharazmi University , 1379andisheh@gmail.com
2- Motahari University

Abstract: (195 Views)

In this article, we have stated that osolian mention three features for certainty: the necessity to act upon it, its ḥujjiyat, and its discovery(kashfiyat) nature. They believe these three features are intrinsic and cannot be made or nullified. They rely on the discovery(kashfiyat) nature of certainty for the necessity to act and its intrinsic nature for ḥujjiyat From their perspective, not accepting such a thing would lead to an infinite regress. They also see the nullification of ḥujjiyat as involving contradiction and the imposition of the impossible, which collectively reason opposes. They have also referred to its inherent nature for being indicative of reality(kashfiyat). On the other hand, Clifford believes that certainty, in and of itself, holds no value unless it is supported by sufficient evidence. He demonstrated through examples that even if individuals act according to their certainty, they are morally condemned if they do not pursue fairness and justice. From this perspective, all three characteristics of certainty will be problematic because acting on certainty without sufficient evidence is a mistake and can lead to disastrous consequences؛ Also, ḥujjiyat is also rejected because certainty without evidence is neither rational nor moral. Likewise, its discovery nature is not intrinsic because, like the certainty of the ship owner, it sometimes lacks discovery value. As a result, what the osolian stated does not align with Clifford's view, and overall, the ethics of belief is endorsed.

Keywords: Critical Comparison Between the Inherent Validity of Certainty in Knowledge of osol and Clifford's Ethics of Belief Theory

Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Epistemology (Islamic)
Received: 2025/03/8 | Accepted: 2025/06/1 | Published: 2025/05/31

Send email to the article author

Rights and permissions
	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.