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Kur’anî Perspektiften Kant Ahlakı
Kantian Ethics from the Aspect of Quranic Perspective

Author(s): Murat Kayacan
Subject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, German Idealism
Published by: Anadolu İlahiyat Akademisi
Keywords: the source of ethics; good will; duty; categoric imperative; Quranic ethics;

Summary/Abstract: Not only philosophy but also religion is interested in ethics. The aim of this paper is not to discuss ethics from the point of view of philosophy in general, but as it relates to those aspects to be found in Kantian philosophy in particular: the source and law of ethics, the value of will, the categorization of ethical imperatives, an overview of his ethics and its similarities/differences when compared with utilitarianism and pragmatism. In this context, from a Quranic perspective having teleological and deontological aspects, Kantian ethics will be interpreted and additionally Quranic ethics and levels of goodness will be described.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 37-52
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Turkish