Allameh Tabataba’i’s ‘contingent perception’ comes to thought in the subject of epistemology, though contingent perception should not be limited to this field. It appears that Allameh Tabataba’i has proposed this discussion with a novel perception of humankind and the world ...
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Allameh Tabataba’i’s ‘contingent perception’ comes to thought in the subject of epistemology, though contingent perception should not be limited to this field. It appears that Allameh Tabataba’i has proposed this discussion with a novel perception of humankind and the world and by his presence in the mindset of the modern world. To discover such a perception, one must pay attention to the ‘realm’ of Contingents instead of focusing the mind on contingent perceptions. If we study the sixth article in the book The Principles of Philosophy and the Method of Realism with a consideration toward the thought pattern in the West that has led to philosophical reflections about ‘culture’, the correctness of this understanding is revealed. If we consider the emersion context for the mindset of intellectuals such as Rousseau, Vico and Herder about civilization and culture and follow the approach of these scholars to the field of culture, we can then understand the approach of Allameh Tabataba’i to questions which have been addressed by contingent perceptions. If we read the contingent perceptions theory with this method, and pay attention to the similarities in perceptions and different historical contexts, an opportunity for beginning a new dialogue about ‘culture and its elements’ between Islamic school of thought and those which have generated from European culture. The understanding of this article is that the subject of Contingents, considering its instruments and results, can be proposed as a substitute theory alongside other philosophical theories regarding culture. In other words, Allameh’s theory of Contingents can act as basis for answering questions about in the field of ‘the philosophy of culture’.
The theory of Contingents is a theoretical innovation and epistemological initiative which has been created with a psycho-epistemological approach. Allameh Tabataba’i considers Contingents as human’s practical and social thoughts which humankind, through utilizing emotional elements, tries ...
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The theory of Contingents is a theoretical innovation and epistemological initiative which has been created with a psycho-epistemological approach. Allameh Tabataba’i considers Contingents as human’s practical and social thoughts which humankind, through utilizing emotional elements, tries to strike a balance between two actual worlds.
Allameh Tabataba’i, as a novel design, has created the theory of Contingents. Contingent perceptions in a dissociation from substantive perceptions, is part of the noetic system which did not exist in Islamic philosophy before Allameh Tabataba’i. Although Islamic philosophers have mentioned and talked about Contingents in the general sense of the word (or secondary con), Contingents in a specific sense (or social Contingents) are the initiatives of Allameh Tabataba’i.
Contingents, which have been mentioned in Allameh Tabataba’i’s works, especially in Tafsir al-Mizan, Principles of Philosophy, Logic, and Treatise on Contingents, is mostly concerned with practical and social aspects, though is an important part of epistemology. Allameh Tabataba’i has talked about substantive perceptions in the third to fifth articles in the Principles of Philosophy.
and has mentioned contingent perceptions in the sixth. Contingents, unlike substantive perceptions, have a reproductive, inductive relationship rather than a demonstrative one.
The basis of contingents is the Allameh Tabataba’i’s theory of anthr opology . This theory can help in reaching a proper understanding of humankind , its needs,questions , ends and goals , as well as describing the means to reach collective systems and social life,the foundation of rights and collective ethics.The noetic outcomes of contingents can also be seen in the topic of estate and social government , which considers political power as a human subject,as well as in the challenges of modern humanities.
Contingents provides a vivid realm of understanding human social relations, basic human needs, its goals and intentions in a developmental progress, and finally a powerful framework of theorizing in the humanities, ethics, political power. In the present article, the writers aim to study the aspects of Allameh Tabataba’i’s initiatives in the subject of contingents and understand its noetic outcomes.
