MODERN REPRESENTATION OF AN ANCIENT APATHY: PHILOSOPHY-PHOBIA IN FACULTIES OF THEOLOGY

The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the reasons of the existing negative judgements about philosophy in faculties of theology. There are some discussions and criticisims in the tradition of Islamic Philosophy to be able to understand or strengthen the intellectual wealth which was improved in Islamic aura and the civilisation which was built together this intellectual improvment. These discussions and criticisms the whole intellectual proceeds was responded with religonal vigilance by being excluded intellectual effort instead of being maintained by being utilized the ascendant participation of al Ghazali in the subsequent era. This is the first trauma. Another reason of unfavourable image of philosophy was formed by being transfered new cultural codes which excluded the religion out of all aspects of life in the ideoligial frame of the new republic. To be able to found this positivist approach a new construct was designed by being started the definition of philosophy. This is the second trauma. In this study the problem of how to overcome this contrast inherited in the Faculties of Theologies and similar areas is discussed emphasizing the multi-dimensionality of Truth (Haqikah), and that the notion of attributing suprahistorical value to any comment causes some problems related not only to religious life but also to all aspects of life will be tried to being expressed.