Ibn Taymiyya & Natural Theology: A Fitra-Based Approach

伊本·泰米亚

• 批准号: 2875717
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2875717
• 关键词: Ibn; Taymiyya; Natural; Theology; Fitra

This project centres on the notion of natural theology (NT). At the surface level, NT may be understood as a programme of enquiry into the existence and nature of God without appeal to divine revelation (Brent 2008). Although this rather simple account of NT captures something of its basic character, it also fails to do justice to the fact that many different approaches to NT have been developed throughout the history of philosophy (cf., Sudduth 2009; Kojonen 2017; McGrath 2017). In the contemporary philosophy of religion (PoR), the nature of NT has for the most part been considered with reference to the Christian tradition. In light of the current "Global Philosophy of Religion" project headed by Yujin Nagasawa, and the general desire among many philosophers of religion to venture out into considering ideas embedded within other religious traditions, this project seeks to engage the ideas of the 14th century Islamic theologian, Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328 C.E).Ibn Taymiyya stands as an intriguing medieval figure who often ran up against the grain of the major theological (kalam) and philosophical (falsafa) trends within the Islamic tradition, especially concerning epistemology and NT (cf., Hoover 2019). As such, the project seeks to understand the nature of the model of NT that he offered with respect to both his engagement with the thinkers of his day and the various models of NT that have developed up to the contemporary period. In essence, it aims to address the following research questions: (1) what sort of model or approach to doing NT did Ibn Taymiyya develop through his historic engagement with theologians and philosophers? And (2) how might a Taymiyyan approach to NT be developed considering contemporary PoR today?The goal of the project is also broader than the mere consideration of Ibn Taymiyya's historic approach to NT, and the development of a contemporary Taymiyyan model of NT. It also seeks to facilitate the development of Islamic analytic PoR more generally. Indeed, a central goal of the project is to "translate" novel ideas offered by medieval Muslim thinkers such as Ibn Taymiyya, into the conceptual framework of analytic philosophy. It aims to embed those historic ideas within the language of analytic philosophy, and whilst remaining for the most part true to central intuitions behind the relevant ideas, analyse, examine and even bolster the respective arguments in contemporary philosophical language. As such, it aims to act as both a case study in Islamic analytic PoR and a basis for grounding its method. In this sense, the project would have genuine impact in the development of a new and niche discipline within PoR.The methodological approach of the project more generally, aims to utilise both comparative methods: drawing parallels, making connections, and finding areas of overlap. Whilst at the same engaging with the relevant primary and secondary literature as sources for philosophical argument that can be developed, attuned, and drawn upon in the development of a Taymiyyan approach to doing NT.

这个项目以自然神学(NT)的概念为中心。在表面层面上，NT可以被理解为一种对上帝的存在和本质的探究方案，而不是诉诸于神圣的启示(Brent 2008)。尽管这一相当简单的关于NT的描述抓住了它的一些基本特征，但它也未能公正地反映这样一个事实，即在整个哲学史上，已经发展了许多不同的NT方法(参见，2009年；Kojonen，2017；McGrath，2017)。在当代宗教哲学(POR)中，NT的性质在很大程度上是参照基督教传统来考虑的。鉴于目前由长泽裕仁领导的“全球宗教哲学”项目，以及许多宗教哲学家冒险考虑嵌入其他宗教传统的思想的普遍愿望，该项目寻求参与14世纪伊斯兰神学家Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyya(公元前1328年)的思想。Ibn Taymiyya是一个耐人寻味的中世纪人物，他经常与伊斯兰传统内主要的神学(Kalam)和哲学(FalSafa)趋势发生冲突，特别是关于认识论和NT(参见胡佛2019年)。因此，该项目试图了解他所提供的NT模式的性质，包括他与他那个时代的思想家的接触以及发展到当代的各种NT模式。本质上，它旨在解决以下研究问题：(1)伊本·塔米亚通过与神学家和哲学家的历史性接触，发展了一种什么样的做NT的模式或方法？以及(2)考虑到当今的公共关系，如何才能发展出一种针对NT的泰米扬方法？该项目的目标也比仅仅考虑伊本·塔米亚对NT的历史性方法，以及发展当代NT的泰米扬模式更广泛。它还寻求促进更广泛的伊斯兰分析POR的发展。事实上，该项目的一个中心目标是将伊本·塔米亚等中世纪穆斯林思想家提出的新奇思想“转化”为分析哲学的概念框架。它的目的是将这些历史思想嵌入分析哲学的语言中，同时在很大程度上忠于相关思想背后的中心直觉，分析、审视甚至支持当代哲学语言中的各个论点。因此，它的目标既是伊斯兰分析波尔的案例研究，也是其方法落地的基础。从这个意义上说，该项目将对在《残疾人权利公约》内发展一个新的和适当的学科产生真正的影响。该项目的方法论方法更一般地旨在利用两种比较方法：找出相似之处，建立联系，以及寻找重叠的领域。同时与相关的主要和次要文献接触，作为哲学论证的来源，可以在开发泰米扬方法来做NT的过程中发展、调谐和借鉴。