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Society and History
This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought
Author:
Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari
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Introduction
What is Society?
First View
Second View
Third View
Fourth View
The Qur’anic View
Notes
Society and Tradition
Determinism or Freedom
Notes
Social Divisions and Polarization
Nature of Society: Homogeneity or Heterogeneity?
Societies of the Future
Notes
What is History?
Scientific History
1. Authenticity and Inauthenticity of Traditional History
2. Causation in History
Notes
Is History Materialistic in Nature?
Basic Principles of Historical Materialism
1. Priority of matter over spirit
2. Primacy and priority of material needs over intellectual needs
3. Priority of action over thought
4. Priority o f the Social Existence of Man Over His Individual Existence, or the Principle of Priority of Sociology Over Psychology
5. Priority of Material Aspect of Society over its Intellectual Aspect
Conclusions
1. The first conclusion is related to the problem of study of society and history
2. The law governing history is deterministic, inviolable, and external to human will
3. Each historical period is quite different from the other period in character and nature
Notes
Criticism of Historical Materialism
1. Baselessness
2. Revision of Views by Its Founders
3. Contradiction of Necessary Correspondence between Base and Superstructure
4. Nonconformity of Ideological and Class Bases
5. Independence of Cultural Developments
6. Historical Materialism Contradicts Itself
Notes
Islam and Historical Materialism
Criticism
(i)
(ii)
Notes
Islam's 'Philosophy' of History
Criteria
1. Strategy of the Call
2. An Ideology's Nomenclature
3. Favourable and Unfavourable Conditions for Acceptability
4. Rise and Fall of Societies
A. Justice and Injustice
B. Unity and Disunity
C. Practice or Neglect of the Principle of al-‘Amr bi al-Ma’ruf wa al-Nahy ‘an al-Munkar
D. Moral Corruption and Degeneration
Notes
Evolution and Change in History
1. The Racial Theory
2. The Geographical Theory
3. The Theory of the Role of Genius or Heroes
4. The Economic Theory
5. The Religious Theory
6. The Theory of Nature
The Role of Personality in History
Notes
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Society and History
Author:
Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari
Publisher:
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