Revue Des Sciences Humaines
Volume 8, Numéro 1, Pages 5-11
1997-06-30

Al-ghazall's Ethical Theory.

Authors : Bouhmama Djilali .

Abstract

The presenl paper d<J(l/~· wi1h the salienr features ofAI-Glw:ali's ethics l'ia /,is major ethical works" The Criterion" and "The R<!vival".. Al-Ghn:ali's rlhics is mi elhi,:.\" of 11irtue. Virrue in AI-Gha::ali's discu~'ions .repre:,;enls the impurwnt jeaiure ofhis e1hics lheory. His discussions ofvirtue, however. are identical wilh must of1he classical elhies theo1•ies of Ihe Creek philosophers ~;uch as Plato andAristoJ/e. They also corre~pond to those ofMuslim philosophers such asA,,icenna, Jbn-Maskawayh, andAI-Farabi. 11ws, to unders/and lhe e.rhical theory of AI-Ghazali, it is necessm:v lo underslanl his Jheary of virtue firsl.

Keywords

AL-GHAZALl'S ETHICAL THEORY.