Comparative analysis of epistemological foundations based on the views of Motahari and Javadi Amoli

The purpose of the research is to compare the epistemological foundations based on the views of Motahari and Javadi Amoli. The comparative method has been used to extract the differences and similarities between epithetic foundations of Motahari and Javadi Amoli. The findings of the research indicate that both thinkers have the same views about the possibility of knowledge, and, in accordance with Javadi Amoli's criteria for the truth of knowledge Motahari, have suggested that they are in accordance with Allah. Also, according to Motahhari, the sources of knowledge are: nature, reason, heart and history, but from the perspective of Javadi Amoli, are: sense, reason, refinement, book Monir and revelation. In addition, the means of knowledge from the perspective of Motahari are: sense, argument, and cultivation of the soul, but from the point of view of Javadi Amoli are: sense, imagination, ambiguity, reason and heart. From Motahari's point of view, the types of knowledge are: acquired knowledge and personality, general and detailed knowledge, and so on. But the types of knowledge from the perspective of Javadi Amoli are: host sciences and guest sciences, non-educable sciences and educable sciences. From the perspective of Motahhari, the levels of cognition are: sensory, imaginary and rational recognition. But the stages of recognition for Javadi Amoli are: observation, various assumptions about observed objects, returning to nature, testing the hypothesis, and returning to mind. Comparative analysis,