Ghazālī's Transformative Answer to Scepticism

Theoria 88 (1):109-142 (2021)
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Abstract

In this paper, I offer a reconstruction of Ghazālī's encounter with scepticism in the Deliverance from Error. For Ghazālī, I argue, radical scepticism about the possibility of knowledge ensues from intellectualist assumptions about the nature of justification. On the reading that I will propose, Ghazālī holds that foundational knowledge can only be justified via actions that lead to transformative experiences.

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Reza Hadisi
University of Toronto, St. George Campus

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