معرفت فلسفی

In moral philosophy, under the heading of egoism and otherness, extensive discussions have been formed about the motivation of man to issue his actions. By raising this question from Muslim philosophers, including Avicenna, we encounter egoism based on the love of the essence as the ultimate goal of human actions. However, some neo-Sadrian have approached the discussion of altruism with a philosophical approach; including Professor Motahari, by separating egoistic and altruistic acts, and basing both categories of actions on the existential structure of man, he has opened a window for the entry of altruistic discussions into Islamic philosophy. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, seeks to examine the question of what explanation Professor Motahari has put forward for the existence of altruistic acts, devoid of any material or spiritual intention for the subject? To examine this question, it is necessary to examine his critical approach to Ibn Sina's view, which is consistent with the well-known view in the Islamic philosophy space, and to examine the specific view of Professor Motahari, which is based on romantic acts versus intellectual acts, and his ontological basis for proposing this view.