“The Dysfunctional Father”: An Examination of the Causes of Tendency to Atheism from the Viewpoint of John J. Pasquini

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Professor of Theosophy and Philosophy, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran

3 PhD Student, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Interdisciplinary studies and the increased level of interaction among various disciplines of humanities have found a special status in the recent studies. The “reasons for the tendency to atheism” is also a topic that can be studied from different psychological, sociological, and theological stances. The article at hand shows how and why the non-philosophical causes such as emotional, mental, and educational damages along with cultural and intellectual conditions of society – which are usually led by its open-minded class – affect the tendency toward atheism. In other words, this article aims at disclosing the degree to which the intervention of non-philosophical factors can affect the adoption of atheistic worldviews. Using the theory of “dysfunctional father” proposed by Vitz, Pasquini has examined the role of psychological and social factors in the tendency to atheism.

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Philosophy of Religion
Volume 16, Issue 1
April 2019
Pages 1-28

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