Articles
Publication Date: 2026
Asian Journal of Business Ethics (22106731)
This article employs a descriptive-analytical approach to examine the evolution of anthropological paradigms from the Aristotelian definition of the human as a “rational animal” to the concept of the “Ḥayeh Motaleh” (Divine-Lived Being) in Islamic philosophy. It argues that this conceptual transition, which originated in the thought of al-Farabi and Avicenna and reached its culmination in the works of Mulla Ṣadra, Ṭabatabaei, and Javadi Amoli, signifies a profound transformation in the metaphysical and teleological foundations of human self-understanding. While the “rational animal” paradigm, centered on instrumental rationality and anthropocentrism, reduces nature to a mere “resource” and underpins the contemporary environmental crisis, the “Ḥayeh Motaleh” paradigm, grounded in principles such as the “primacy of existence,” “substantial motion,” and the “transcendent unity of being,” establishes an ontological respect for nature and humanity’s responsibility as divine vicegerent. This paper demonstrates that this transcendent paradigm not only offers a fundamental solution to the environmental crisis but also, by providing the foundations for a “Theomorphic Management” and an “Ontological Social Responsibility,” supplies a transformative framework for business ethics and corporate governance. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2026.
Publication Date: 2023
Al-Jami'ah (2338557X)61(2)pp. 441-454
The challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic is usually reduced to a mere medical and health problem, while one can observe its sizeable influence on economic, cultural, political and moral domains, too. In Muslim countries, moral conflict becomes one of the significant challenges of COVID-19 affecting people’s lives. Staying at home and its relationship with livelihood is one of the most complicated of these conflicts. In this essay, the authors assess and expose this moral conflict using the ethical doctrines of the Islamic religion rooted in the moral law of Movasat Altruism. There are four strategies in the principle of Movasat for overcoming the crisis: (1) uprooting poverty and reducing social-economic inequality; (2) job creation and supporting the production cycle; (3) eliminating unnecessary brokers; and (4) strengthening sympathy, empathy, and love within society. [Tantangan akibat Pandemi COVID-19 banyak difokuskan hanya sebatas masalah medis dan kesehatan saja, padahal pengaruhnya juga terlihat cukup besar dalam bidang ekonomi, budaya, politik, dan moral. Di negara-negara Muslim, konflik moral menjadi salah satu tantangan signifikan akibat COVID-19 yang berdampak pada kehidupan masyarakat. Tinggal di rumah dan hubungannya dengan penghidupan merupakan contoh salah satu konflik yang cukup rumit. Dalam tulisan ini, penulis berupaya mengungkap konflik moral ini dengan menggunakan doktrin etika agama Islam yang berakar pada hukum moral altruisme Movasat. Ada empat strategi dalam prinsip Movasat untuk mengatasi krisis: (1) memberantas kemiskinan dan mengurangi kesenjangan sosial ekonomi; (2) menciptakan lapangan kerja dan mendukung siklus produksi; (3) menghilangkan perantara yang tidak diperlukan; dan (4) memperkuat simpati, empati, dan rasa cinta kasih dalam masyarakat.] © (2023), (UIN Sunan Kalijaga). All Rights Reserved.
