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Mulla Ṣadrā's Moral Realism… H. Mohiti Ardakan (57
relation between the actions the real consequences of moral
that the Law commanded us to rulings. Mulla Ṣadrā
do and the creation of virtuous considered actions such as
states and the avoidance of adultery, stealing, gossiping,
heart diseases. (Mulla Ṣadrā, killing, violating the rights of
2002: 82-83) orphans, and oppressing others
Therefore, the prescriptive to be existential matters (Ibid,
appearance of jurisprudence or 2002, Vol.7: 61). He explained
religious rulings should not that although these things are
prevent attention to the fact considered perfect and good
that the ruling was issued compared to the animal aspect
regarding that fact and reality. of man, they are considered
Divine decrees have been defects and evil compared to
established to prevent the human perfection.
creatures from the vices and Mulla Ṣadrā referred to three
moral defects that cause points in explaining the immorality
people to attach to worthless of the aforementioned actions,
worldly affairs and prevent each of which can be considered
them from achieving true an independent proof to
happiness and to guide them to demonstrate that Mulla Ṣadrā's
proximate to the almighty God theory is one of realistic
(Ibid, 2002: 153). The wisdom viewpoint. The first point is to
behind all orders and religious explain the true perfection of
rules is to guide man toward man. He explained that the
his true happiness, and none of perfection of human rationality
them is devoid of is dependent on the formation
strengthening human faculties. of the transcendental state and
(Ibid, 1981b: 368) overcoming desire and anger, and
the defect of the intellectual
Consequences of Moral faculty is that it is defeated by
Judgment the animal. This explanation
Another way to prove moral indicates that Mulla Ṣadrā's
realism based on Mulla Ṣadrā's viewpoint is a realistic one.
viewpoint is to pay attention to
