There is a well-known judgement frequently expressed in the works of Muslim authors: the Western world is undoubtedly powerfull and advanced in science and technology but poor, degenerated and regressed in morality and spirituality. Two consequences can be derived from this judgement: 1) Only the science and technology of the West, not its morality, can be imported; 2) the West is a civilisation of science and technology; whereas the East sublimed thanks to Islam is a civilisation of morality and spirituality. Hence, though the West is advanced in science and technology, it is not superior than the East in morality. Morality and spirituality is a distinguishing mark of the East and hence, in this respect, it is superior than the West. However, the claim that the Muslim East is a civilisation of morality and spirituality to the extent that it can serve as a model for the West is, when it is subjected to the philosophical criticism, quite naive and weak. History of ethics is full of discussions as to which, i
@article{2015,title={CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY”},abstractNode={There is a well-known judgement frequently expressed in the works of Muslim authors: the Western world is undoubtedly powerfull and advanced in science and technology but poor, degenerated and regressed in morality and spirituality. Two consequences can be derived from this judgement: 1) Only the science and technology of the West, not its morality, can be imported; 2) the West is a civilisation of science and technology; whereas the East sublimed thanks to Islam is a civilisation of morality and spirituality. Hence, though the West is advanced in science and technology, it is not superior than the East in morality. Morality and spirituality is a distinguishing mark of the East and hence, in this respect, it is superior than the West. However, the claim that the Muslim East is a civilisation of morality and spirituality to the extent that it can serve as a model for the West is, when it is subjected to the philosophical criticism, quite naive and weak. History of ethics is full of discussions as to which, i},author={Abdüllatif TÜZER},year={2015},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}
Abdüllatif TÜZER . 2015 . CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY” . The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies.DOI:10.9761/JASSS3227
Abdüllatif TÜZER.(2015).CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY”.The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies
Abdüllatif TÜZER,"CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY”" , The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies (2015)
Abdüllatif TÜZER . 2015 . CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY” . The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies . 2015. DOI:10.9761/JASSS3227
Abdüllatif TÜZER .CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY”. The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies (2015)
Abdüllatif TÜZER .CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY”. The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies (2015)
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Abdüllatif TÜZER . CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY” . The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies . 2015 doi:10.9761/JASSS3227
Abdüllatif TÜZER."CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOURSE OF “CIVILISATION OF MORALITY”",The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies(2015)