"An Ontological Explanation of Monotheistic Ethics from the Perspective of Mulla Sadra"

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Student at Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

2 Professor, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

10.22034/kalam.2025.734

Abstract

"Man is created to achieve perfection. Virtues and perfections are categorized into intellectual and moral virtues. Each intellectual system offers its own theories for achieving moral perfection and provides various ways, some of which can be misleading. This article considers the question of what principles can be used to achieve moral perfections in the monotheistic system of Mulla Sadra, which is derived from revelation and mission. The study results are as follows: First, in Sadrian philosophy, God, as the creator of man and the truth with complete knowledge of His creation, should be the source of ethics and the ultimate goal of morality. Second, elements such as self-purification, remembering death, role models, and knowledge contribute to human existential elevation. Third, these elements have an ontological role in monotheistic ethics, and strengthening each of them leads to the consolidation of the pillars of monotheistic ethics."

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  • Receive Date: 03 September 2025
  • Accept Date: 03 September 2025
  • First Publish Date: 03 September 2025