This paper is an attempt to provide answer to the following question: What kind of relationship exists between culture and humanities in Ayatollah Morteza Motahari’s thought? To answer this question, in the first place, the two concepts of culture and humanities and their features and components in Motahari’s viewpoint have been defined. In the next step, Motahari’s viewpoint about the relationship between culture and humanities has been reproduced, which encompasses four sections: Relative intertwinement of culture and humanities; Islamic culture and humanities; the solution of the problem of relativity with the assumption of interference of Islamic culture in humanities; and, the way of interaction of Muslims with foreign culture and humanities. The findings of the research indicate that the natural and definite interference of culture in humanities is in the form of “specific cause” not general cause; i.e. not necessarily all humanities propositions are affected by the surrounding environment, rather, there are also empirical and pure rational propositions that are cross-cultural. On the other hand, contrary to the prevailing perception, not all categories of cultures are relative and unrealistic, rather, the supposition of the existence of an absolute and universal culture, whose statements are reasonable, is justified and the “Islamic culture” belongs to this category. Finally, with the involvement and actualization of Islamic culture in humanities, “Islamic humanities” will be shaped.
Jamshidi, M. (2020). The Relationship between “Islamic Culture” and “Humanities” in Ayatollah Morteza Motahari’s Thought. Strategy for Culture, 13(50), 119-142. doi: 10.22034/jsfc.2020.119945
MLA
Mahdi Jamshidi. "The Relationship between “Islamic Culture” and “Humanities” in Ayatollah Morteza Motahari’s Thought". Strategy for Culture, 13, 50, 2020, 119-142. doi: 10.22034/jsfc.2020.119945
HARVARD
Jamshidi, M. (2020). 'The Relationship between “Islamic Culture” and “Humanities” in Ayatollah Morteza Motahari’s Thought', Strategy for Culture, 13(50), pp. 119-142. doi: 10.22034/jsfc.2020.119945
VANCOUVER
Jamshidi, M. The Relationship between “Islamic Culture” and “Humanities” in Ayatollah Morteza Motahari’s Thought. Strategy for Culture, 2020; 13(50): 119-142. doi: 10.22034/jsfc.2020.119945
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