Imam Sadeq's Epistemology Theory with Emphasis on Its Educational Implications

One of the main questions in the scope of education and philosophy is that what is recognition and how is it achieved? In this respect, philosophers and experts have suggested different viewpoints. The necessity and importance of the cognition indicates that all these viewpoints should be studied and examined. These theories have been presented and evaluated but not corroborated as a comprehensive viewpoint. In the present thesis, Imam ja’far Sadeq’s(be peace upon him)viewpoint has been studied in a qualitative method and its elements includes: concept, implements, resources, constraints and impediments cognition. Regarding the literature of this research, it is proved that Imam Sadeq’s cognition theory is comprehensive and accumulates all the power and strength that other theories hold individually and doesn’t contain their weaknesses. He also has alleged new points about ways of discerning the cognition and its related resources, constraints and impediments. Since education is based upon cognition therefore it has been presented Imam Sadeq’s guidelines about epistemology, implications and connotations of education such as: definition, goal, fundamentals, principles, methods and subject of education. The study of this research places the readers in the right path towards achieving a right cognizance and perfection.