Author = Sharifi, Ahmad Hossein

The Role of Mollasadra's Anthropological Foundations in Preventing Social Harms

Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2022, Pages 201-218

Ahmad Hossein Sharifi, Ahmad Mohammadi Peiro

Abstract The purpose of this research is to determine a model of social sustainability of Mollasadra's philsophy and to extract scientific and practical approaches for preventing social harms from Mollasadra point of view. The research method is descriptive-analytical. First, the theoretical foundations or fundamental assumptions of the problem were stated with respect to Sadra's anthropological foundations which include: «the type of being unit of human at first and various types of it in continuing life», «unity of human personality», «the role of actions in shaping human personality», «outward and inward relationship», «the originality of the spiritual balance» and «Pluralism in therapeutic versions».Then, Sadr's strategies were mentioned for preventing social harms in two categories of scientific-epistemological and practical-executive approaches by relying on these foundations and moreover by searching in different works of Sadra,. Six approaches consisted of «strengthening science and perception», «strengthening reasoning», «strengthening self-awareness», «thinking about death», «general education and introduction of patterns» and «creating common understanding» were obtained from first categories. Approaches of Second category consisted of «needs adjustment», «promoting moderation», «modifying the nutrition system», «occupational guidance», «increasing family controls» and «counseling support of families» were extract from Mollasadra's Foundations and Speeches.