An Explanation of the Role of Intention in Moral Values According to Mulla Sandra

Sari Arefi, Masouma Sadat; Masoud, Jahangiri

doi:10.22091/pfk.2017.1435.1465

An Explanation of the Role of Intention in Moral Values According to Mulla Sandra

Document Type : Research Paper

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¹ PhD candidate of Transcendental Philosophy, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran

10.22091/pfk.2017.1435.1465

Abstract

This article seeks to study the role of intention in moral values according to Mulla Sandra. Based on this, several hypotheses in regards to this topic according to Mulla Sandra will be presented. These hypotheses will be analyzed in the following questions: according to Mulla Sandra, does intention play a role in the valuation of the moral act? Supposing that Mulla Sandra accepts that it does, can this role also extend to the moral agent? Does he believe in the one-dimensional, and in other words, the one-way role of intention in the valuation of the moral act and agent? Or, based on Mulla Sandra’s philosophical foundations and statements, can different yet alternate explanations be offered in regards to the valuation of the moral act, agent and intention? In keeping with these questions, the author first seeks to analyze the essence of intention and value according to Mulla Sandra and then to analyze the role of intention in four levels based on Mulla Sandra’s expressions. Ultimately, the chosen view is the mutual and continuous effect of moral intention, act and agent in valuation of each other albeit in different levels and dimensions.

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