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Fideism
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Fideism 

the affirmation of the priority of faith over reason, which is characteristic of religious world views based on revelation. Fideism limits the sphere of scientific activity and denies the importance of scientific knowledge with regard to the world view, assigning a key role in the comprehension of the world to religious faith. Fideism is characteristic of many trends in idealist philosophy. According to V. I. Lenin, idealism is “merely a subtle, refined form of fideism” (Poln. sobr. soch., 5th ed., vol. 18, p. 380).
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While Agamben explores theology with the view of finding what we could term a 'naked rationality,' that is, reason that is not clothed by or which does have the imprint of a fideistic ideology, Caproni, on the other hand, is concerned with reaffirming the absence of God.
"The theological materials of modernity (On Giorgio Agamben)" by Colilli, Paul / Italica
This book derives its importance in part from its fully developed fideistic interpretation of Pomponazzi's works.
Il problema del libero arbitrio nel pensiero di Pietro Pomponazzi: La ... by Pine, Martin L. / Renaissance Quarterly
Unless this is articulated, a public not sharing the churches' beliefs most likely will receive pronouncements from religious sources in a fideistic way that assumes the language of faith has nothing in common with what reason can arrive at.
Beyond informed citizens: who are 'the wise'? by Hughson, Thomas / Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
 
 
 
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