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How to Face with Western Sciences … S.R. Noorafshan et al (203

            The Degree of  Benefit from               scientific  findings  of  the
            Western Sciences                          Western world.

            In  the  face  of  Western                -  First:  The  basics  and
            science, one must be realistic            principles of the subject;
            and  free  from  religious  and

            racial prejudice; Therefore, its          - Second: Methodology
            scientific     endeavors       and        -  Third:  The  superstructure
            practical  experiences  cannot            dimension         of     Western

            be     ignored.     Also,    mere         sciences,     which      can    be
            Western         advances         in       divided  into  two  descriptive
            technology  should  not  be               and normative dimensions.

            intimidating        and       self-
            defeating.                                1.  Basics  and  Statutory
               Not     all   the     scientific       Principles

            findings of the Western world             The  Western  world  is  facing
            can  be  condemned  as  one.              serious  criticism  in  all  areas
            The  extent  to  which  they              of the principles of the subject
            benefit  from  the  scientific            and         the       intellectual

            findings of the Western world             foundations  of  the  sciences.
            varies from field to field.               In the fields of epistemology,
               From what has been said, it            ontology, anthropology, arithmetic,

            can  be  concluded  that  a               and     even     theology,     the
            distinction  must  be  made               Western  world  is  seriously
            between       three    areas     of       distorted and can not be relied

            different  layers  and  the               on at all by our scientific and
                                                      academic circles.
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