The Status of Postmodernism and Values A Review of the Relationship between Ontology and Epistemology of Postmodernism and Islamic Education

Postmodernism refers to the plurality and multiplicity of values and relativity of reality. Can such a situation be a good ground for cherishing Islamic values? The present paper considers that the ontological principles of postmodernism have removed the intellectual obstacles of presenting Islamic values. That is, the ontology of postmodernism has challenged the universality and absolutism of Western values. On the other hand, laying out the relativity of cognition and reality, these principles have challenged the values which are claimed to be universal and absolute. Accordingly, these principles, as they seem, are a two- edged sword, one attracting and the other distracting. Making a qualitative- content analysis and using the approach of relationship assessment, the present paper tries to show the possibility of fostering Islamic values in the context of postmodernism.