International Journal of Philosophy

Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021

  • Mulla Sadra Philosophy: An Alternative Paradigm on Issues of Science and Nature

    Rahmat Effendi

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 182-185
    Received: 26 September 2021
    Accepted: 18 October 2021
    Published: 29 October 2021
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    Abstract: Islamic philosophy as has been understood has introduced a theory of how knowledge works within the framework of divinity. It is not surprising that Islamic philosophy has religious nuances in the frame of tawhīd. Even so, it does not mean that Islamic philosophy only dwells in the theoretical-metaphysical realm. But also has a relationship with na... Show More
  • Religious Experience: The Perspective of African Traditional Religion

    Johnson Uchenna Ozioko

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 186-192
    Received: 5 October 2021
    Accepted: 22 October 2021
    Published: 30 October 2021
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    Abstract: The question of religious experience constitutes one of the most topical issues in contemporary philosophical reflections on religion. The multiplicity and diversity of beliefs and religious phenomena have rendered any attempt at arriving at a consensus on the meaning of spiritual experience and on what experiences legitimately fall within its purv... Show More
  • Implementation of the Concept of Sadd Al-Dzari’ah in Islamic Law (Perspective of Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jauziyah and IbnHazm)

    Kawakib, Hafdz Syuhud

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 193-199
    Received: 16 October 2021
    Accepted: 5 November 2021
    Published: 23 November 2021
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    Abstract: The study of science fiqh in Islamic law is one of the products of the thoughts of Muslim scientists whose sources are the al-Qur'an, hadith, Ijma' and qiyas so as to produce a rule that is made into law in accordance with the objectives of Islamic law for the benefit of mankind which is increasingly develop in line with the changing circumstances ... Show More
  • The Quarantine Policy of the Philippines in Ross Upshur’s Ethical Principles

    Melchor Labao Cuizon, Randolf Warren Gregorio Talavera Mayo II, Rufo Ramil Hornido Cruz

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 200-203
    Received: 25 October 2021
    Accepted: 15 November 2021
    Published: 23 November 2021
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    Abstract: The advent of COVID–19 specifically in the Philippines challenges the country’s readiness in responding to a life-threatening pandemic. The scarcity of vaccines and the limited medical resources of the country directed the government to subject the COVID-19 patients to quarantine health facilities to mitigate the curve of infections. Although pract... Show More
  • Alienation in the Form of Value (Heterodoxly Approaching Das Kapital)

    Jordi Soler Alomà

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 204-215
    Received: 7 June 2021
    Accepted: 5 July 2021
    Published: 23 November 2021
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    Abstract: The objective of this work is to access what we can refer to as the "nerve core" of Marx's dialectical thinking as it appears in in Das Kapital linking it to the concept of alienation (a key concept of the same thinker). Marx's work has been the victim of a sui generis treatment, which would be unacceptable to any of the classical authors. Such int... Show More
  • Pierre Nora's Concept of Contrasting Memory and History

    Hanna Nosova

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 216-220
    Received: 10 October 2021
    Accepted: 4 November 2021
    Published: 23 November 2021
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    Abstract: The article is based on an analysis of the works of the French historian Pierre Nora, who, trying to find a "true" history, comes to the opposition of history and memory. Outright political agitation and national imperatives are dominated in History; therefore history cannot be correct and objective. Instead of history, the philosopher believes, we... Show More
  • Heidegger’s Meditative Thinking as a Remedy from the Tragedy of Calculative Thinking Towards Poetic Dwelling

    Resty Ruel Ventura Borjal

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 221-228
    Received: 27 October 2021
    Accepted: 22 November 2021
    Published: 2 December 2021
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    Abstract: The diversified character of technological dominance causes an intense discomfort to all dimensions of human life which also calls for environmental concerns. It very is evident that technological culture challenges humanity and the world around us, but it also has the potential to help us realize the emergence of another perspective that prepares ... Show More
  • Vostochichestvo and the Dialogue of Cultures in the Creativity Works of Prince E. E. Ukhtomsky

    Kolesnikov Anatoly Sergeevich

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 229-235
    Received: 25 October 2021
    Accepted: 12 November 2021
    Published: 10 December 2021
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    Abstract: The article analyzes the role of prince E. E. Ukhtomsky - an original Russian Thinker, a diplomat, traveler, politician, banker, a publicist, poet, an outstanding collector – orientalist, an ideologist of vostochnichestvo, the Gentleman of the bedchamber of the Highest Court the publisher and editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Sankt – Peterburgskiye... Show More
  • A Popperian Interrogation of African Communalism in the Context of Nigerian Democratic Culture

    Sunday Layi Oladipupo

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 236-245
    Received: 22 November 2021
    Accepted: 11 December 2021
    Published: 24 December 2021
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    Abstract: Communalism is one of the socio-political traditions that has received scholarly interrogation in and among African scholars. The utmost essence of the tradition is woven around the doctrine of togetherness. It is believed to be a tool of galvanization in African society. While some are of the view that the place of an individual in African society... Show More
  • The New Abortion Law in Belgium Leads to a Virtually Full Right to the Termination of Pregnancy in the First 12 Weeks

    Patrick Garré

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 246-252
    Received: 29 September 2021
    Accepted: 3 November 2021
    Published: 29 December 2021
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    Abstract: In 1990, the termination of pregnancy became possible in Belgium under certain conditions. Up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, the explicit request and will of the woman and the emergency situation were the most important conditions for being allowed to have an abortion. After 12 weeks, the intervention was only permitted when the pregnancy had threatened... Show More
  • Philosophy and Eschatology: A Quest for Truth and Meaning

    Patrick Owo Aleke

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 253-260
    Received: 30 November 2021
    Accepted: 20 December 2021
    Published: 29 December 2021
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    Abstract: Do philosophy and eschatology have anything in common? In an age when philosophical naturalism is taken as a norm especially among some philosophers of the Anglo-American tradition, does it not seem out of place to put philosophy and eschatology side by side? Is eschatology not merely a utopic thinking? These are some of the questions that might co... Show More