Is the first systematic book on the epistemology of the Quran
Brings the Islamic scripture to the heart of contemporary Western philosophy
Bridges the gap between Islam and the West

Is a Quran study that is highly relevant for the contemporary global scene

Embodies a new approach to studying scripture

Is the first systematic book on the epistemology of the Quran Brings the Islamic scripture to the heart of contemporary Western philosophy Bridges the gap between Islam and the West Is a Quran study that is highly relevant for the contemporary global scene Embodies a new approach to studying scripture

Autorentext

Former Vice Chancellor of Hazara University in Pakistan, M. Ashraf Adeel is Professor of Philosophy at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD in Philosophy of Science/Language with distinction from University of Hawaii, has held Professorship at University of Peshawar, and was a Senior Visiting Fellow at Linacre College Oxford in 1999. He publishes research in Philosophy of Science and Language as well as Modern Islamic Thought and is a poet and playwright.

Inhalt

1. Epistemic Concepts in the Quran.- 2. From Ignorance to Knowledge: Deriving Epistemic Virtues from the Quranic Conception of Ignorance.- 3. Quran on Knowledge: An Analysis of Etymological Variants of 'i-l-m in the Text.- 4. On Understanding.- 5. Epistemic Virtues in the Quran and the Role of Epistemic Conscience.- 6. Value-Problem in Contemporary Western Epistemology and the Quranic Concept of Understanding.- 7. Concept of Wisdom in the Quran.- 8. Implications of the Quranic Epistemology for Religion and Secularism.