Balance in Eastern Philosophy on Philosophical Totality
Subject Areas : Islamic theology
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Keywords: Balance, Eastern Philosophy, Philosophical Totality, Moral Matter, Religions.,
Abstract :
Balance in a broad sense can be considered as a desirable intermediate point or state between two or more opposite points or states. This article shows that the idea of balance is everywhere; this idea appears in nature, science, religions and beliefs. This idea is proven by trying to extract this idea from prominent ethical theories in Eastern philosophy, namely ethics in Islam, Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism. In science and the natural world, molecules, objects, or plants simply move toward equilibrium. This descriptively gives us some form of equilibrium. Ethically, many theories, as I show in the paper, strive for balance and thus normatively prescribe balance as an indicator of choice, behavior and action. The findings in this research show the results that balanced behavior and action leads to ethical action, while unbalanced behavior and action leads to an unethical action. At the end of the article, it is emphasized that balance can help a lot in improving the individual and collective life of humans and is necessary to a large extent.
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