Journal of Philosophical Investigations (Dec 2023)

Commonalities of the Abrahamic Religions in the Worldview of Science: Metaphysical Presuppositions of Science

  • Maryam Shamsaei,
  • Mahdi Golshani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22034/jpiut.2024.58674.3608
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 45
pp. 300 – 316

Abstract

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The Abrahamic religions include the three monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All of these religions consider Abraham as their ancestor, and they consider science to be the knowledge of the universe and humanity, which are divine revelations. The framework of science in the Abrahamic religions uses three basic concepts: 1) monotheism (as a fundamental principle, a single and all-encompassing Divine vision) 2) the universe (as a divine creation) 3) science (as an all-encompassing knowledge about the world as the sign of God). The purpose of writing this paper is to find the common principles governing science among Abrahamic religions, using a descriptive-analytical method based on library sources. The results of this research is an intellectual attempt to draw on the commonalities between various Abrahamic religions in the areas of constructive dialogue in the field of globalization, based on revelatory and spiritual teachings, to achieve the unification of the world, which is one of the divine promises and is rooted in the natural foundations of humanity.

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