Investigating the Place of Benevolence in Aristotelian Ethics and Quranic Teachings
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 13 No. 38 (1402),
28 May 2023
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Page 1-12
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v13i38.41604
Abstract
Background and Aim: The place of ethics in the development and strengthening of human identity is a deep-rooted and widespread debate. Considering that moral virtues are considered as one of the fundamental tools of identity formation, there is no doubt that rethinking moral virtues such as benevolence in Quranic teachings and advanced moral sources, will result in important effects such as feeling responsible for social issues, optimally playing assigned roles in social structures, and trying to improve relations with society members.
Methods: The current research is based on a descriptive-analytical method and using original library sources such as Aristotle's Politics, Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's Commandments to Shimas (Tafaheh), Aristotle's Treatise on the Soul, as well as precious sources of Qur'an interpretation, has tried to explain clearly the moral and Quranic point of view about the concept and examples of benevolence.
Ethical Considerations: In this article, the originality of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness are respected.
Results: The findings indicate that benevolence from the point of view of Aristotelian ethics is manifested in the form of calling for individual and social benevolence, and this virtue appeared in Quranic teachings, on the one hand, along with narratives of the stories of the societies of the age of the prophets and on the other hand, specific recommendations were also expressed about the necessity of benevolence towards oneself in the form of returning from bad deeds and also paying attention to collective interests.
Conclusion: The meaning of benevolence in Aristotelian ethics has appeared in types of individual and social benevolence; The invitation of the soul to know the self in the direction of benevolence and also the necessity of benevolence in various individual practices is considered an important indicator of Aristotle's view of examples of benevolence. Examples of benevolence in Qur'anic teachings have a type of comprehensiveness that tries to prioritize social good and benefits over personal expediency, and this comprehensive view has tremendous effects in improving social relations. This type of benevolence has appeared in the teachings of the prophets to the people in the Holy Quran.
- Benevolence
- Quranic Teachings
- Aristotelian Ethics
- Social Interests
- Individual Interests
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