Metaphysical and Phenomenological Doubt in the Search for Truth: A Comparative Study of al-Ghazālī and Edmund Husserl
Intellectual Discourse October 30, 2025 M. Saruhan
Al-Ghazālī's method of metaphysical doubt resembles Edmund Husserl's phenomenological approach: doubt serves as a methodological suspension to uncover indubitable truths, not as an end in itself. Both thinkers share a commitment to epistemic certainty, the role of intuition, and self-transformation in the search for truth. The paper proposes a framework for rethinking religious epistemology by integrating mystical experience with rational method, situating al-Ghazālī in contemporary debates in epistemology, phenomenology, and philosophy of religion.