Logic of faith and deed. The idea and an outline of the theoretical conception

Urszula Wybraniec-Skardowska

doi:10.21697/spch.2019.55.2.06

Published: 2019-06-30

Vol. 55 No. 2 (2019)

Logic of faith and deed. The idea and an outline of the theoretical conception

Urszula Wybraniec-Skardowska

Studia Philosophiae Christianae

Section: Papers

https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2019.55.2.06

Abstract

This paper discusses the theoretical assumptions behind the conception of the logic of faith and deed (LF&D) and outlines its formal-axiomatic frame and its method of construction, which enable us to understand it as a kind of deductive science. The paper is divided into several sections, starting with the logical analysis of the ambiguous terms of ‚faith’ and ‚action’, and focusing in particular on the concepts of religious faith and deed as a type of conscious activity relating to a matter or matters of social importance. After outlining the main ideas and basic assumptions of the theoretical conception of the LF&D as an axiomatic theory, the author introduces some axiom systems for: 1) the logics of faith LF (doxastic logics), 2) the logic of deed LD, and 3) certain logics of norms DL (deontic logics) connected with „duties” and concerning actions/deeds. Lastly, the paper outlines the scientific LF&D based on the three types of logic 1)–3).

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faith, religious faith, basic notions in great religions, doxastic logic, deed, logic of deed, deontic logic, logic of faith and deed

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Wybraniec-Skardowska, U. (2019). Logic of faith and deed. The idea and an outline of the theoretical conception. Studia Philosophiae Christianae, 55(2), 125–149. https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2019.55.2.06

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