Ethics in the Formation of True Philosophy and Philosopher in Farabi

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faculty member in Theology and Religious Studies, Shahid Beheshti University

10.48308/jiethics.2026.241266.1022

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According to Fārābī, who is a virtue ethicist philosopher, eudaimonia which is the supreme good that human beings seek, is equal to knowing God and becoming similar to Him. Knowing God is the end of theoretical philosophy, and the assimilation to God is the end of practical philosophy. Knowing God is the goal of theoretical sciences, and the similarity to God and the complete detachment of man are the goals of practical sciences; therefore, theoretical and practical wisdom play a role in bringing man to happiness. Therefore, true philosophy leads man to true happiness, and a true philosopher is one who has acquired all theoretical, intellectual, and moral virtues and adorns himself with these virtues in practice. Following the philosophers of ancient Greece, Fārābī attaches great importance to ethics before and with philosophy in order to achieve a true philosopher and philosophy, not a false philosopher and philosophy that never leads man to true happiness. Both pre-philosophical ethics and philosophical ethics are philosophical and based on evidence.

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Interdisciplinary Studies in Ethics

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  • Receive Date: 26 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 20 November 2025
  • Accept Date: 08 February 2026
  • First Publish Date: 08 February 2026
  • Publish Date: 08 February 2026

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