The influence of passions and inclinations on knowledge (from the perspective of the Qur'an)

Abstract

One of the important topics in behavioral science is "analysis and how to acquire knowledge in human behavior"; when epistemology is considered scientific, which belongs only to the field of reasoning and logic, and thus the field of knowledge is separated from the field of emotional feelings, but when epistemology follows a path that, instead of paying attention only to the structure of beliefs, also pays attention to how they are formed; because epistemology is a reflection on the truth and limits of human knowledge; and therefore it can be considered not only from the type of logic but also from the type of psychology and the science of the soul and ethics; because, as a psychology, this knowledge seeks to clarify the truth of human knowledge and how we practically create or change our beliefs and it deals with determining the limits of human knowledge from an emotional and psychological perspective. In this way, by placing epistemology under psychology and ethics, or in other words, by removing the gap between the fields of epistemology and ethics, it is now possible to pay attention to the fact that a person's moral character or what happens in his emotional areas may have an effect on his knowledge and beliefs. This article intends to examine how the emotional area affects knowledge, in a descriptive and analytical way, using library tools, computer searches, and his own educational experiences, through the verses of revelation and from the perspective of some commentators. It seems that a new door of knowledge is opened that will affect the process of human knowledge in various fields, especially in the fields of theology and ethics. Since some education and upbringing officials are indifferent or unaware of this issue, namely the impact of emotions and feelings on the beliefs and education and upbringing of the new generation, lack of awareness or disregard for this issue causes irreparable damage to society. This research is related to the ideological, educational and moral dimensions of society, and is of particular importance for the development of epistemological, ideological and moral beliefs of societies.