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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Monotheistic Conception of the Universe Philosophical Conception of the World Though philosophical conception of the world is not as exact and specific as scientific conception, it is based on a number of principles which are self-evident and undeniable by the mind. These principles proceed logically and are general and comprehensive. As such they have the advantage of being firm and constant.

Philosophical conception of the world is free from that inconstancy and limitations which are found in scientific conception. Philosophical conception of the world answers all questions on which the ideologies depend. It identifies the overall shape and features of the world. Both the scientific and philosophical conceptions are a prelude to action, but in two different ways. Scientific conception is a prelude to action because it enables man to control nature and introduce changes in it.

Man by means of science can use nature to his advantage as he wishes. Philosophical conception is a prelude to action in the sense that it determines man's choice of his way of life. It affects his reaction to his encounter with the world. It fixes his attitude and gives him a particular outlook on the world and the creation. It either gives an ideal to man or takes away an ideal from him. It either gives meaning to his life or draws him to absurdity and nothingness.

That is why we say that science cannot give man a world conception that may become the basis of an ideology, but philosophy can. Religious Conception of the World If we regard every expression of an overall view of the world and the creation as a philosophical conception, not taking into consideration whether the source of this conception is a guess or reasoning or a revelation from the unknown world, religious and philosophical conceptions belong to the same domain.

But if we take their source into account, philosophical and religious conceptions of the world are undoubtedly two different things. In certain religions like Islam, religious conception of the world, has taken a philosophical or argumentative colour and is an integral part of the religion itself. The questions raised by religion are based on reasoning and proof. Thus Islamic conception of the world is rational and philosophical.