Seyed mohammadreza Amiri Tehrani
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This article is to study the relation between applied humanities and phronesis. The methodology is conceptual analysis, so in the first place, by providing the definition of application and praxis, the concepts of applied humanities and social sciences, and phronesis are analyzed. In this regard, a variety ...
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This article is to study the relation between applied humanities and phronesis. The methodology is conceptual analysis, so in the first place, by providing the definition of application and praxis, the concepts of applied humanities and social sciences, and phronesis are analyzed. In this regard, a variety of Muslim philosophers' thoughts about phronesis are categorized and compared with Aristotle's Concept of phronesis. Then the concepts of applied Social sciences and phronesis are compared from different aspects. Regarding the technological nature of applied humanities and social sciences in one hand, and the virtuous nature of phronesis in another hand, at last this question is argued whether it is logically possible that phronesis uses pure theories of humanities and social sciences instead of Sophia and episteme to order to produce virtuous social Sciences.
Mohsen Habibi; Ali Sadeghinejad
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Virtue ethics is one of the normative ethical theories that, unlike deontological theory or utilitarianism, emphasizes on virtuousness. Ibn Miskawayh’s virtue ethics is influenced by Aristotle, and Michael Slot is influenced by Hume's views. A comparison between these two theories reveals the similarities ...
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Virtue ethics is one of the normative ethical theories that, unlike deontological theory or utilitarianism, emphasizes on virtuousness. Ibn Miskawayh’s virtue ethics is influenced by Aristotle, and Michael Slot is influenced by Hume's views. A comparison between these two theories reveals the similarities and differences of their different readings of virtue. The role of Happiness in virtue ethics is one of the differences. In explaining virtue ethics Ibn Miskawayh emphasizes happiness while Slote rejects it. While rationalism has a fundamental place in the theory of Ibn Miskawayh, there is no such a place for it in the emotivist view of Slot. Altogether, Ibn Miskawayh’s theory is more coherent and logical due to its emphasis on happiness and rationality. Slote's emphasis on emotivism is one of the weak points of his theory which has false consequences.
