Explaining a process of the relationship between theories of normative ethics and the moral design of the Holy Quran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology, University of Tehran, Iran

2 Departement of Quran and Hadith sciencses, Faculty of Theology, University of Tehran

Abstract

Theories of normative ethics are classified into three categories: consequentialist, task-oriented, and virtue-based, based on their interpretation of the criterion of right and wrong in moral actions and propositions. According to the philosophers of normative ethics, the three criteria (virtue / task / result) are distinct and cannot be combined. However, the findings of this study show that the Holy Qur'an offers comprehensive theories in terms of the breadth of its audience, not all of which are on the same moral and motivational level. Accordingly, it is possible to turn these three contradictory criteria into continuous variables by relying on "spectral attitudes" instead of demarcated attitudes and by organizing multiple Qur'anic evidences; In other words, instead of a "this or that" relationship between "duty", "virtue" and "result", the relationship of "all three / and" is established in a spectral and hierarchical manner that is at the lowest Next, pay attention to the worldly and otherworldly consequences of the moral act (respectively: selfishness / otherness / utilitarianism) and at a higher level, the virtuous nature of the action itself (conscientiousness) and finally, the real prosperity of man (virtue). Orientation) will be. In this model, the moral act is classified based on the study of divine pleasure, which is contained in all stages, and the closer a person is to this ideal, the more valuable his action will be.

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  • Receive Date: 28 September 2021
  • Revise Date: 02 October 2021
  • Accept Date: 18 February 2022

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