Liberalism and the Theological Roots of Social Order
This essay investigates the theological roots of social order in the works of three liberal philosophers: Smith, Kant, and Rawls. Each of these philosophers, in a different way, has discussed the relation between the practical possibility of the ideal social order and theology. For Smith, the invisi...
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| description | This essay investigates the theological roots of social order in the works of three liberal philosophers: Smith, Kant, and Rawls. Each of these philosophers, in a different way, has discussed the relation between the practical possibility of the ideal social order and theology. For Smith, the invisible hand leads the pursuit of individual self-interest to the common good (an ideal social order); But the invisible hand is a metaphorical concept, based on the divine plan for the world. Kant also presupposes the existence of God as a necessary condition for the practical possibility of the highest good (the compatibility of laws of nature and morality). Finally, Rawls connects the possibility of a well-ordered society (moral social order) to a special conception of divine nature and the specific type of relationship between human and God. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c9647ce98724398a266e2eced274d1a2024-03-06T07:56:39ZfasImam Sadiq Universityپژوهشنامه فلسفه دین2228-65782228-65862022-06-0120110911610.30497/prr.2022.7621876218Liberalism and the Theological Roots of Social OrderMustafa Zali0Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Tehran, Iran.This essay investigates the theological roots of social order in the works of three liberal philosophers: Smith, Kant, and Rawls. Each of these philosophers, in a different way, has discussed the relation between the practical possibility of the ideal social order and theology. For Smith, the invisible hand leads the pursuit of individual self-interest to the common good (an ideal social order); But the invisible hand is a metaphorical concept, based on the divine plan for the world. Kant also presupposes the existence of God as a necessary condition for the practical possibility of the highest good (the compatibility of laws of nature and morality). Finally, Rawls connects the possibility of a well-ordered society (moral social order) to a special conception of divine nature and the specific type of relationship between human and God.https://prrj.isu.ac.ir/article_76218_1616be8d5e89340985d21ec4dd7191b7.pdftheological optimismsocial ordersmithkantrawls |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa Zali Liberalism and the Theological Roots of Social Order پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین theological optimism social order smith kant rawls |
| title | Liberalism and the Theological Roots of Social Order |
| title_full | Liberalism and the Theological Roots of Social Order |
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| title_short | Liberalism and the Theological Roots of Social Order |
| title_sort | liberalism and the theological roots of social order |
| topic | theological optimism social order smith kant rawls |
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