Study and explanation of the goals and principles of moral education based on the moral theories of Allameh Tabatabai

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Faculty member of Lorestan University-Noorabad Higher Education Center-Department of Psychology

2 PhD student in Philosophy of Education, Shahed University of Tehran

10.22103/jir.2022.16248.1376

Abstract

The main questions of this research are: 1- What topics can be introduced as the ultimate goal and general goals of moral education based on the moral theories of Allameh Tabatabai? And 2- What are the principles governing moral education based on Allameh Tabatabai's moral theories? In this research, analytical-inferential research method has been used. As in explaining the analytical method and in concluding and discovering the educational implications, the inferential method has been used. In this study, it was found that the ultimate goal of moral education is the highest degree of nearness to God, that is, the virtues of God. This educational goal can be divided into three cognitive, emotional and practical dimensions in such a way that in the cognitive dimension, knowledge of God and during the stages of monotheism, in the emotional dimension, the love of God and His saints, and in the practical dimension, obedience to God and His saints Includes. It was also found that based on Allameh's moral theories, seven educational principles can be introduced that are necessary to govern the course of moral education that is carried out in order to achieve these goals. As these principles are: 1- The principle of equality, 2- The principle of realism, 3- The principle of balance between matter and meaning, 4- The principle of sociality of moral education, 5- The principle of priority of one's soul in moral education, 6- The principle of mitigation and facilitation of duty, 7- Principle of education priority.

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