Ethics

3- The Powermonger School Of Nietzsche Aristocles and Epicure both believed an ethical act to be in the direction of the attaining of one's instincts and worldly desires. Nietzsche, the German philosopher (1844-1900 AD) had the same view believing t...

3- The Powermonger School Of Nietzsche Aristocles...

Why are some deeds such as sacrifice, forgiveness and chastity considered proper and others such as injustice, lying, megalomania, and treason condemned? What are the criteria behind these judgments? Scholars have differing concepts toward these issu...

Why are some deeds such as sacrifice, forgiveness ...

(1)"كما اَرسلنا فيكم رَسُولا مِنْكُم يَتْلُوا عليكم آياتِنا ويُزَكِيكُم ويُعَلِمَكُم الكتابَ والحِكمَةَ ويُعَلمَكُم ما لم تَكُونُوا تَعْلَمُون" “Even as we have sent among you an Apostle from among you who recites to you Our communications and puri...

(1)"كما اَرسلنا فيكم رَسُولا مِنْكُم يَتْلُوا عليك...

As we have already seen, man is born at birth with a tabula rasa i.e. a blank tablet or a mind not influenced by outside experiences. Our overt senses are canals through which we come in contact with nature and acquire our knowledge. Regarding this, ...

As we have already seen, man is born at birth with...

As we saw above, wisdom of man does the functions of instincts of animals. However these two are different in many respects: a) An instinct, works without the consent of its holder. It does not go astray. Bees have always built their hives hexagonal...

As we saw above, wisdom of man does the functions ...

In the past Education was a branch of ethics. It dealt with the educating children and bringing forth their skills. In books written on education the encouragement for learning science and the ways of learning useful sciences were emphasized.31 But b...

In the past Education was a branch of ethics. It d...

As we saw before animals naturally recognize their good and evil, their food sources, and their ways of life. In this way, their capabilities manifest themselves. On the contrary, man knows neither his pains nor their remedies, neither his friends no...

As we saw before animals naturally recognize their...

Animals know their ways of life by instinct. These innate inspirations, which manifest themselves as instincts, drive them toward a limited state of perfection. However, some animals such as dogs, horses, elephants, monkeys, dolphins, foxes and bears...

Animals know their ways of life by instinct. These...

Sometimes we make a thing out of something without any internal attraction inside that "something". For instance we make furniture out of a piece of wood by working on it. Thus, a character or feature is created. But some other time, a thing has got...

Sometimes we make a thing out of something without...

The term (Ta'leem), which is derived from ‘ilm (knowledge) means to teach, and the term "tarbiyah" is derived from "rabw" meaning nurture. Animals, when born, know their duties and plans of life through their instincts. They would need no instructor...

The term (Ta'leem), which is derived from ‘ilm (kn...

Among the good actions are the following: The cleanliness of body and dress, good humor and smile, respect for others, politeness of speech, visiting the sick, avoidance of haughtiness, and suspicion. But those human traits, such as magnanimity, ju...

Among the good actions are the following: The cle...

The advancements and degenerations of human societies do not depend solely on sciences and material progress. Rather, it is the observation of these ethical standards which bring about either prosperity or fall of such societies. The poet says: Ethi...

The advancements and degenerations of human societ...

Raghib in his Mufradat al-Qur’an says that the two terms "Khalq" (creation) and "Khulq" (human traits) are, in fact, identical; but the former refers to superficial configurations which are observable with naked eyes, whereas the latter refers to the...

Raghib in his Mufradat al-Qur’an says that the two...

We find many people in the world who claim to hold certain beliefs but do not act upon their professed convictions at all. These people are not steadfast in their beliefs. They claim to belong to a certain religious group, but are not faithful to the...

We find many people in the world who claim to hold...

There are exceptional attributes assigned only to the friend of God, Imam Hussein. Since no act of God is without any reason or is in vain, and the said issue is not an exception, there is no doubt and question about it. Since Imam Hussein devoted hi...

There are exceptional attributes assigned only to ...

Following the example is not restricted to the individual and social moral field. Rather it has a very immense horizon as the vastness of the horizons of life. How much can politicians and prudent men take lessons from the creators of history and the...

Following the example is not restricted to the ind...

The prophet calls to be characterized by good moralities such as humbleness, generosity, trustworthiness, shyness, loyalty… and the like. He also forbids bad moralities such as stinginess, greediness, treachery, betrayal, lying, jealousy, back...

The prophet calls to be characterized by good mora...

SECONDLY: THE IDEOLOGY’S MANIFESTATING OF THE ADVANTAGES OF GOOD MORALS IN THIS WORLD: He, who is qualified with good morals can conform to his brothers, live a happy life, with a tranquil heart, and relaxed. But he, who breaks away from the fetters...

SECONDLY: THE IDEOLOGY’S MANIFESTATING OF THE ADVA...

The ideology serves as a solid foundation for morals because it creates the psychological motive in the human being to keep to high moral values in contrast with positive ideologies which keep peace with man’s lusts and grow the seeds of selfishness ...

The ideology serves as a solid foundation for mora...

We can emphasize that there are two opposite lines in man’s soul. The Islamic ideology takes to both lines scattering every false fear and every deviated hope instead it grows the fear of Allah from one side and the hope of his reward from the other ...

We can emphasize that there are two opposite lines...

The procedure of the ideology in educating the self is that it does not call for suppressing its wishes because repressing kills its activity and scatter its energies. So it doesn’t work and doesn’t produce. At the same time the Islamic ideology does...

The procedure of the ideology in educating the sel...