Components of Relative or Absolute Ethics in Saadi's Works
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 10 No. 35 (1399),
1 July 2020
,
Page 1-12
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v10i35.29299
Abstract
Background and Aim: Familiarity with ethical points plays a very important and necessary role in human life and society, since it is with proper training and education that a society can attain the desired perfection. The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the components of relative or absolute Ethics in Saadi's works which have gained a significate status and position both in Persian literature and the world literature.
Materials and Methods: The research approach is descriptive-analytical, which has been done based on a qualitative method. For this purpose, the research has extracted and analyzed the components of relative or absolute ethics in in Saadi's works.
Findings: In two chapters of Golestan and Bustan, Saadi has stated some absolute (Fixed ethics) and perpetual principles of human ethics as well as some variable behavioral principles of human beingalong with several examples. This famous poet has paid special attention to the ethical issues in the form of short and pleasant stories and often with special reference to the Quran and religious teachings. That is why today he is referred to in several societies and communities as a role model of thoughts.
Ethical Considerations: In order to organize this research, while observing the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed.
Conclusion: Studying Saadi's works helps the reader to reach to perfection, to think rationally, to behave wisely and to worship God and to act based on fairness and justice in society. Golestan's book is an expression of facts and truths while Bustan is the utopia of Saadi. He was an ethical poet and his teachings in the form of poems and anecdotes invite human societies to altruism, love, justice, truthful behavior, and so on. The results of this study show that Sheikh Ajal has mostly behaved based on the absolute and perpetual fixed and stable ethics of the positive type.
Cite this article as: Shadigo SH, Ghiasy GH-R, Toutounchian M. Components of Relative or Absolute Ethics in Saadi's Works. Bioethics Journal 2020; 10(35): e2.
- Ethics; Relative and Absolute Ethics; Saadi's Ethical Though
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