Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy

Introduction: Dignity is related to the inherent honor of the object, and the foundation of morality can be inferred and expressed from a kind of return to the human being and realizing his inherent honor and dignity. Therefore, the current research aims to examine the development of human dignity a...

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Main Author: Mahya Rafiee
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Language:English
Published: Iranian Association for Ethics in Science and Technology 2024-11-01
Series:International Journal of Ethics and Society
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Online Access:http://ijethics.com/article-1-302-en.pdf
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description Introduction: Dignity is related to the inherent honor of the object, and the foundation of morality can be inferred and expressed from a kind of return to the human being and realizing his inherent honor and dignity. Therefore, the current research aims to examine the development of human dignity as the foundation of ethics in Islamic philosophy and Western humanist philosophy, and in this passage, it has emphasized Farabi's point of view as a representative of Islamic philosophy and Rousseau as a humanist philosophy. Material and Methods: The present review article examined human dignity from the perspective of Islamic and western philosophers in a descriptive manner. In order to achieve this goal, articles related to research keywords from Science Direct, Pub Med, Google scholar and related books were examined. Conclusion: According to Western philosophy, which is based on humanism, man is a part of nature and his relationship with the supernatural is loose and he has no need to determine a task from the supernatural. But in Islamic philosophy, man is under God's lordship and as the caliph of God and in connection with his divine successor, who has rights and duties. Western humanist philosophy, represented by philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, has tried to define human dignity around the human axis and the discourse of humanism. But Islamic philosophy, with the representation of philosophers like Farabi with a religious and spiritual perspective, considers a person to have a very high and great position, which can go as far as reaching the stage of dialogue with what is essential.
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spelling doaj-art-613aab519da04d1a98b8ef3f1a86ed5b2024-11-17T10:02:21ZengIranian Association for Ethics in Science and TechnologyInternational Journal of Ethics and Society2981-18482676-33382024-11-01631725Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic PhilosophyMahya Rafiee0 Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran Introduction: Dignity is related to the inherent honor of the object, and the foundation of morality can be inferred and expressed from a kind of return to the human being and realizing his inherent honor and dignity. Therefore, the current research aims to examine the development of human dignity as the foundation of ethics in Islamic philosophy and Western humanist philosophy, and in this passage, it has emphasized Farabi's point of view as a representative of Islamic philosophy and Rousseau as a humanist philosophy. Material and Methods: The present review article examined human dignity from the perspective of Islamic and western philosophers in a descriptive manner. In order to achieve this goal, articles related to research keywords from Science Direct, Pub Med, Google scholar and related books were examined. Conclusion: According to Western philosophy, which is based on humanism, man is a part of nature and his relationship with the supernatural is loose and he has no need to determine a task from the supernatural. But in Islamic philosophy, man is under God's lordship and as the caliph of God and in connection with his divine successor, who has rights and duties. Western humanist philosophy, represented by philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, has tried to define human dignity around the human axis and the discourse of humanism. But Islamic philosophy, with the representation of philosophers like Farabi with a religious and spiritual perspective, considers a person to have a very high and great position, which can go as far as reaching the stage of dialogue with what is essential.http://ijethics.com/article-1-302-en.pdfethicshuman dignityhumanism philosophyislamic philosophy
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Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy
International Journal of Ethics and Society
ethics
human dignity
humanism philosophy
islamic philosophy
title Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy
title_full Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy
title_fullStr Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy
title_short Comparative Study of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Ethics in Islamic Philosophy and Western Humanistic Philosophy
title_sort comparative study of human dignity as the foundation of ethics in islamic philosophy and western humanistic philosophy
topic ethics
human dignity
humanism philosophy
islamic philosophy
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