BAHİS ARGÜMANI VE PRAGMATİK İMAN ANLAYIŞI

Eyüp Aktürk

Research Article

Wager Argument and Pragmatic Faith Perception

Year 2015, Issue: 62, 208 - 232, 15.12.2015

Eyüp Aktürk

Abstract

Throughout history, the existence and nature of God has been the
subject of numerous philosophical discussions. It is certainly not possible
to say that there is a consensus in these discussions. In this regard, different
approaches (analyses) have resulted from the question “What kind of a
relationship is there between faith in God and evidence (reason)?” This
study, however, aims to answer the questions “Is it possible to have faith
in God without any epistemic/rational justification? Can the rightfulness of
faith in God be advocated through practical/pragmatic reasons without any
epistemic/rational basis to prove “what” God is?”

Keywords

God, wager argument, pragmatic faith, epistemic/rational justification, ethics of belief

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