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98 International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (25): 93-119, Winter 2021
of human thought” was The prime value of
transformed into Divine existentialism is achieving
standardly moralities. freedom and its key virtue is
The normative theory which acknowledged as authenticity.
Mesbah Yazdi bases his ideas An essential part of
on, is the theory of happiness. existentialist theory is “the
This means that true happiness is existential attitude”.
found in achieving salvation It is the individual’s starting
through nearness to God, and the point and defined as a sense of
criterion of considering of ethics confusion and disorientation.
is achieving human perfection. Some of the most essential points
Based on the meta-ethical of existentialism are the concept
view of Mesbah Yazdi, there is of existence before essence, the
a real relation between human authenticity, the absurd, angst,
qualities and actions, and facticity and despair.
human perfection, meaning One of the most central
that human will find happiness concepts of Existentialism is
through perfecting their existence precedes essence.
qualities, and as they reach Existence precedes essence
perfection, they reach means that the most important
closeness to God. idea for individuals is that they
This is completely different are individuals. They act
from The Divine Command independently and responsibly
Theory by which all ethical as conscious beings.
truths are related to the divine A theological approach to
orders not real independent existentialism has been used
truths. To further understand the by several philosophers such
theoretical differences between as Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal,
the two ethical thought-systems, Maritain and Kierkegaard.
I will introduce the Christian The theological approach to
ethical thoughts. existentialism is shown in the
argumentations of Kierkegaard,
