THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP

Can faith and science about things political ever be connected and, if so, how? Despite several scholarly objections, this study argues in favour of this possibility. The rational link between faith and politics is mutually possible insofar as their connection and difference are defined in a philosophicotheoretical framework and in a socio-political context. The study shows that faith may be connected with politics in general and political thought in particular because faith and politics maintain a broader non-contradictory relationship with science. The analysis of Western political thought and religions tradition emphasises the role of rational demonstrability and shows that this role is possible for both faith and politics, ultimately corroborating the possibility of their relationship. The study sheds light on this role through the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli and Hobbes as well as through an analysis of the epistemological underpinnings of faith and politics.