A Comparative Study of the Concept of Justice in the Christian Tradition and the Age of Enlightenment

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student in Political Science, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law and Humanities, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

3 political science, azad university isfahan(khorasgan)

Abstract

Social justice is still a perfectionist belief at the national and international levels. Justice, its definition and characteristics, as the most fundamental concern of humanity from the beginning of creation until today, have included fundamental changes and transformations, so much so that it can be said that injustice and non-realization of rights are the result of these changes and problems It is. In the Christian tradition, the standard of justice has been the teachings of this religion and man is obliged to observe justice according to the divine duty. But in the period of enlightenment and the rule of reason and experience, as well as the promotion of positivist thinking, the interpretation of justice has changed and justice changes the nature of the relationship between two people and the divine commitment and the relationship between man and God in the matter of justice fades and this change Attitude determines the deplorable consequences for human beings in the future, which in this article we try to study this issue using analytical and descriptive methods. The results indicate that justice in the Age of Enlightenment is defined in the form of a social contract by distancing oneself from the divine concept and the Christian tradition, and the realization of justice is interpreted subject to the formulation of laws in the opinion of the majority of society and guaranteeing the interests of the majority.

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Political Sociology of Iran
Volume 5, Issue 4
August 2022
Pages 283-299

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