Comparison of Kant and Motahhari's views on the concept of right and duty

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student, Faculty of Law and Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

There have been many theoretical reflections on the nature, nature, and function of concepts such as "right" and "duty." These two concepts in their semantic heart indicate human sociality. The purpose of this article is a comparative study of Kant and Motahhari's approach to the relationship between right and duty. The result of this study, which was carried out by the author-centered hermeneutic method, shows that both thinkers have reflected in their opinions in relatively similar historical contexts, namely the Enlightenment period and the Islamic Revolution of Iran, related to rights and duties. Kant tries to define the issue of duty by relying on self-founded reason and developing the concept of rationality and giving priority to the category of right, but Motahhari uses the two forces of reason and religious teachings to combine these two categories simultaneously. And raises a balanced. However, Kant's achievements in defining categories such as freedom as right and its relation to the Absolute are important contexts that have influenced many Western and Eastern thinkers, including Motahhari.

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