The Relationship between Religion and Ethics by Taking into account the Book of Religion in the Ethics Scale
- Author:
- Zahra Dastmalchian
- Level:
- Master
- Subject(s):
- Shia Studies
- Language:
- Farsi
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Shi’i Studies
- Year:
- 2018
- Publisher:
- URD Press
- Supervisor(s):
- Amin Reza Abedinejad
- Advisor(s):
- Mostafa Jafar Tayyari
This paper investigates the relationship between religion and ethics as well as four types of the supposed relationship between religion and ethics. The first type of the relationship is linguistic. In fact, the main question in this regard concerns the relationship between language and religious concepts and between language and ethical concepts. In response to this question, it should be noted that the majority of ethical and religious concepts are adapted from common sense, and in some cases, ethical concepts are either defined by religious concepts or depend on religious literature and language in terms of Ta’yyon or Ta’yin (determination). The second type of the relationship between religion and ethics is existential. The question in this regard is: does religion create moral values? Can it be argued that if there were no religion, there would not be any reason for the fulfillment of moral rulings? The answer to the second question is that the source of value is closeness to the Almighty God, so that if there was no possibility of divine closeness, no moral values would exist. The third kind of relationship is rational. In the relation between religion and ethics, if there is a religious justification for the validity and rationality of moral behavior, then ethics will rationally depend on religion. In this type of relationship, it should be noted that religious propositions and teachings can be a justification and rationalization for ethical propositions and rulings. The fourth type of relationship between religion and ethics is epistemological. The epistemological relationship addresses the role of religion and ethics in the discovery and understanding of the truth of ethical or religious propositions. The answer to this question is that although reason can understand some general ethical principles, the use of the source of revelation and tradition will guide man in knowing the details of ethical values and requirements.