Mahmoud Taghizadeh Davari
Abstract
The current study aims to evaluate whether the explanations of Allameh Tabataba’i in human social life aspect are consistent or inconsistent. His writings on this subject come into two categories. Although the first one has entirely philosophical literature, the other one has theological-philosophical ...
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The current study aims to evaluate whether the explanations of Allameh Tabataba’i in human social life aspect are consistent or inconsistent. His writings on this subject come into two categories. Although the first one has entirely philosophical literature, the other one has theological-philosophical nature. This paper used the documentary and library methods and shed light on the collection of written works of Allameh Tabataba’i. The method of the study has been note-taking of the needed data and then analyzing them through descriptive-inferential ways. One of the findings of this study is that he has repeatedly interpreted and quoted the principle of Madani Beltab’e (social essence of human beings) to the principle of Mostakhdem Beltab’e (Taking others into one’s service essence) that are inconsistent with each other. If the first principle of human essence is being social (Madani Beltab’e), a society is a natural thing for him, and he is considered a cooperative creature who collaborates with other human beings to survive. Whenever the first principle of human essence would be the principle of Mostakhdem Beltab’e, his first essence assumed to be a person who takes into his service and competes with others to engage more services. He is not inherently a social being, but is forced to have a social life to benefit more from other mankind’s usefulness.
