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karami M, Rastaie H, Asadi B. Critical Analysis of Unamuno's Agnostic Perspective on Belief in God, Immortality, and Their Ethical Implications. پژوهش های مابعدالطبیعی 2024; 5 (1) :169-187
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Islamic Studies, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
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The desire for immortality, as a consequence of self-love, is a deeply rooted desire in all humans. Miguel de Unamuno, an existentialist thinker and Spanish writer, believes that the desire for immortality is the source of religion and belief in God. According to him, the sorrow arising from uncertainty about satisfying our longing for an endless existence is our natural state. Faced with this tragic situation caused by human reason's inability to prove the existence of God and immortality, Unamuno endeavors to adopt an agnostic approach. He uses the natural but irrational desire for immortality in all humans to prove the existence of God, hell, the meaning of life, and ultimately to encourage people to live more ethically. He believes that belief in immortality can create a foundation for moral growth and personal development, helping to avoid the monotonous repetition of experiences in an eternal life. Initially, Unamuno’s views might be perceived as pragmatic, anti-rational, and unrealistic. This paper attempts to elucidate the concepts of immortality, God, the meaning of life, reason, and faith from Unamuno's perspective, comparing them with the views of Kant, Nietzsche, William James, and Bernard Williams. Another innovation of this research is presenting a novel deductive formulation based on Unamuno's ethical perspective to prove the existence of God through personal immortality.
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