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Record Nr.

UNINA9910631079503321

Autore

Ḥāʼirī Yazdī Mahdī

Titolo

A Philosophical Treatise on Muslim Politics : Wisdom and Governance / / by Mehdi Hairi Yazdi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-030-96658-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages)

Collana

Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations, , 2352-8389 ; ; 21

Disciplina

297.272

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Islamic philosophy

Political Philosophy

Islamic Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface (Hamid Dabashi) -- Introduction (Daryoush Mohammad Poor) -- The Main Arguments of Mehdi Haeri Yazdi’s Wisdom and Governance -- 1.Predicative Existence (Hastī) vs. Copulative Existence (Astī) -- 2. Copulative (Astī) vs. Normative (Bāyistī) -- 3. Existence (Hastī) and Quiddity (Chīstī) -- 4. Different Types of Necessity -- 5. Theoretical Reason and Practical Reason -- 6. Ḥukūmat and a Philological Understanding of its Quiddity -- 7. Ḥukūmat in Political Science and Common Politics -- 8. The Raison d’être of Governance -- 9. Governance, Politics and Statesmanship -- 10. Empirical Understanding of Governance -- 11. Analytical Knowledge of Governance and Statesmanship -- 12. The Fundamental and Main Duties of the Statesman -- 13. The Structure of Society Based on Private Joint Ownership -- 14. Natural Ownership versus Conventional and Legal Ownership -- 15. Private Exclusive Ownership versus Private Joint Ownership -- 16. Welfareor Peaceful Coexistence -- 17. The Meaning of Society as per Personal Joint Ownership -- 18. The Meaning of State in the Doctrine of Joint Ownership -- 19. Governance or Statesmanship -- 20. Individuality, Autonomy, Freedom and National Sovereignty -- 21. Comparing Private Joint Ownership and Social Contract -- 22. The Legislative Will or Rules of Law-making -- 23. The



Principle of Grace -- 24. Divine Creative Foreknowledge of the Best System -- 25. Islamic Society and Democratic Societies -- 26. Prophecy, Imamate and Caliphate -- 27. Guardianship of the Jurist -- 28. The Unresolvable Mystery of the Islamic Republic and the Guardianship of the Jurist -- Bibliography of Mehdi Hairi Yazdi’s works -- Glossary of technical terms -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a translation of Mehdi Hairi Yazdi’s present brief treatise and provides a philosophical critique of the theory of the guardianship of the jurist. This theory is currently the governance theory in Iran and this book provides a critique based on both philosophical and traditional arguments. It asks numerous questions, such as: ‘Is the governance of jurists philosophically coherent, rational and efficient?’ and ‘How can Muslim communities have their own forms of governance in such a manner that their faith commitments are met while living in their own time without clashing with universal values of governance?’ and debunks the key foundation of the guardianship of the jurist. The present translation makes accessible, for the first time, the text of this critique in English, and provides a competing narrative based on his theory of joint public ownership in political theory.