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。在表面上，NT可以被理解为一个不诉诸神的启示而探究神的存在和本质的程序（Brent 2008）。虽然这种相当简单的NT描述抓住了它的一些基本特征，但它也未能公正地对待在哲学史上发展了许多不同的NT方法的事实（参见Sudduth 2009； Kojonen 2017; McGrath 2017）。在当代宗教哲学（PoR）中，新约的性质在很大程度上被认为是与基督教传统有关。鉴于目前由长泽佑进（Yujin Nagasawa）领导的“全球宗教哲学”项目，以及许多宗教哲学家冒险思考其他宗教传统中嵌入的思想的普遍愿望，该项目寻求参与14世纪伊斯兰神学家Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyya（公元1328年）的思想。伊本·泰米亚（Ibn Taymiyya）是一位有趣的中世纪人物，他经常与伊斯兰传统中的主要神学（kalam）和哲学（falsafa）趋势背道而驰，特别是在认识论和新台币方面（cf. Hoover 2019）。因此，该项目试图理解他所提出的新台币模型的本质，这与他与当时的思想家的接触以及发展到当代的各种新台币模型有关。从本质上讲，它旨在解决以下研究问题：(1)伊本·泰米亚通过与神学家和哲学家的历史性接触，发展了什么样的研究新约的模式或方法？(2)考虑到今天的当代贫困，如何发展泰米扬的NT方法？该项目的目标也比仅仅考虑伊本·泰米耶对新约的历史方法和当代泰米耶对新约的模型的发展更广泛。它还寻求促进更普遍的伊斯兰分析性圣经的发展。事实上，该项目的中心目标是将伊本·泰米亚（Ibn Taymiyya）等中世纪穆斯林思想家提出的新思想“翻译”到分析哲学的概念框架中。它的目的是将这些历史思想嵌入到分析哲学的语言中，同时在很大程度上忠于相关思想背后的核心直觉，分析、检验甚至支持当代哲学语言中各自的论点。因此，它的目的是作为一个案例研究在伊斯兰分析贫穷和基础的方法。从这个意义上说，该项目将对在PoR中发展一个新的利基学科产生真正的影响。该项目的方法论方法更一般地说，旨在利用两种比较方法：绘制相似之处，建立联系，并找到重叠的区域。同时，与相关的主要和次要文献作为哲学论证的来源，可以在泰米扬方法的发展中得到发展，调整和借鉴。