Tabataba’i’s Theory of Natural Laws in Ethics: An Analytic and Critical Review

One of the most important issues in Islamic ethics is the origin of moral values. ‘Allama Tabataba’i, a contemporary Shi’ite scholar, has provided a theory for the origin of moral values in terms of the human nature. We analytically explicate his view in five steps, and then evaluate the justifiabil...

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Authors: Simakani, Rahim Dehghan (Author) ; Rohani, Maryam Khoshdel (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2020
In: Religious studies and theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 74-90
Further subjects:B Nature
B Morality
B Rationality
B desires
B Natural Law
B Ṭabāṭabā’ī
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