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  1. On the incompatibility of God’s knowledge of particulars and the doctrine of divine immutability: towards a reform in Islamic theology

On the incompatibility of God’s knowledge of particulars and the doctrine of divine immutability: towards a reform in Islamic theology

Azadegan, E ; Sharif University of Technology | 2022

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1017/S0034412520000414
  3. Publisher: Cambridge University Press , 2022
  4. Abstract:
  5. Affirming that divine knowledge of occurrent changes among particulars is incompatible with the doctrine of divine immutability, this article seeks to resolve this tension by denying the latter. Reviewing this long-running debate, I first formalize the exchange between al-Ghazālı̄ and Avicenna on this topic, and then set out the ways in which contemporary Sadrāean philosophers have tried to resolve the incompatibility. I argue that none of the cited Sadrāean attempts to resolve the incompatibility between divine omniscience and immutability is successful. Then, by reference to certain principles drawn from Shia theology, I indicate how one might seek to reject the dogma of divine immutability. I conclude that by emancipating ourselves from that dogma, new horizons could be opened for Islamic philosophy, free from traditional Hellenistic constraints. © The Author(s), 2020
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  8. Source: Religious Studies ; Volume 58, Issue 2 , 2022 , Pages 327-344 ; 00344125 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/religious-studies/article/abs/on-the-incompatibility-of-gods-knowledge-of-particulars-and-the-doctrine-of-divine-immutability-towards-a-reform-in-islamic-theology/D4897E1CD0B835255469DB88EEEE2E3C