FAITH AS VIRTUE: THE NECESSITY OF DOUBT
This paper focuses on the role played by doubt in shaping faith as a mental state in humans. In contemporary discussions on faith, doubt refutes a theory or supports another. However, the crucial question remains: is doubt an essential element inherent in faith? This paper argues that doubt is a fu...
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2024-11-01
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This paper focuses on the role played by doubt in shaping faith as a mental state in humans. In contemporary discussions on faith, doubt refutes a theory or supports another. However, the crucial question remains: is doubt an essential element inherent in faith? This paper argues that doubt is a fundamental and necessary component of faith, especially when considering faith as a virtue. The first part of this paper sets the framework for this study by addressing some crucial relevant questions, such as what the necessary aspects of faith are. Is faith a virtue? The second part argues that, given the account of faith developed in the first part of the study, doubt is a necessary element and component of faith for it to be considered a virtue. This study’s methodology is founded on critically examining primary and secondary sources relevant to faith as a virtue and engaging in conceptual and argumentative analyses.
Keywords: Faith. Doubt. Virtue. Necessary Conditions. Basic Good.
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e4ac5ad837e4710b1846a8b1ee22dea2025-01-03T20:36:49ZengFaculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e TeologiaPerspectiva Teológica0102-44692176-87572024-11-0156310.20911/21768757v56n3p657/2024FAITH AS VIRTUE: THE NECESSITY OF DOUBTMesfer Alhayyani0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6588-5630Ali Sharaf1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7301-0961Kuwait UniversityKuwait University This paper focuses on the role played by doubt in shaping faith as a mental state in humans. In contemporary discussions on faith, doubt refutes a theory or supports another. However, the crucial question remains: is doubt an essential element inherent in faith? This paper argues that doubt is a fundamental and necessary component of faith, especially when considering faith as a virtue. The first part of this paper sets the framework for this study by addressing some crucial relevant questions, such as what the necessary aspects of faith are. Is faith a virtue? The second part argues that, given the account of faith developed in the first part of the study, doubt is a necessary element and component of faith for it to be considered a virtue. This study’s methodology is founded on critically examining primary and secondary sources relevant to faith as a virtue and engaging in conceptual and argumentative analyses. Keywords: Faith. Doubt. Virtue. Necessary Conditions. Basic Good. https://faje.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/5644 |
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| title | FAITH AS VIRTUE: THE NECESSITY OF DOUBT |
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| title_full_unstemmed | FAITH AS VIRTUE: THE NECESSITY OF DOUBT |
| title_short | FAITH AS VIRTUE: THE NECESSITY OF DOUBT |
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| url | https://faje.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/5644 |
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