The Reasons and Methods for the Scientific Authority of the Holy Quran: A Preliminary Review of the Theory of Existential Fitness in the Philosophy of Ethics

Document Type : Original Article

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Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy; Research Center for Islamic Philosophy and Theology; Department for Philosophy of Ethics

Abstract

One of the ways to explore and determine the possibility and methods for the scientific authority of the Holy Quran is to take a comparative look at the issues of various sciences and compare those same issues with what is found in the Quran. For this purpose, first, issues from each field of knowledge are selected, and by presenting them to the Holy Quran, the possibility and methods of the scientific authority of the Quran in relation to that particular field are examined. The philosophy of ethics is one such field where the investigation of the Quran’s scientific authority is worthy of exploration. In this paper, by selecting a theory from the philosophy of ethics (the theory of ontological proportionality), the method of presenting it to the Holy Quran is demonstrated. By determining the dimensions of the theory of ontological proportionality, each dimension becomes the basis of a question to be presented to the Holy Quran. By finding how the Holy Quran responds to these questions, conclusions can be drawn about the scientific authority of the Quran concerning this theory specifically, and the philosophy of ethics in general.

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  • Receive Date: 08 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 26 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 30 July 2024
  • Publish Date: 07 December 2024

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