جستجوي مفاهيم اخلاق زيست محيطي در آموزههاي اسلامي

Searching the Environmental Ethical Concepts in Islamic Edifications

Background: The Industrial revolution gave man the ability to dominate the nature, but the man-made environmental problems cannot all be solved by technology alone. Changes in human behaviour and policies are necessary, hence the need for codes of conduct based on the ethics of the environment. In this situation, most of the philosophers have tried to include environmental considerations in their viewpoints. Of course a specific doctrine canʹt work for all various cultures, but all of them should revise their principles to become one of stewardship. The role of the religion in regard to nature has been discussed by most of the environmentalists; even religion has been accused to be responsible for the environmental crisis. The aim of this paper is to discuss the Islamic theology concerning nature and to present an Islamic eco-theology which can be suitable for Iranian culture. Methods: Of course perception of other cultureʹs achievements can be an effective assistant for a better cognition of insider viewpoints. In order to achieve such an Idea, after expressing ethic etymology, the progressive process of western environmental ethics has been divided into three periods of "Mysticism", "Anthropocentrism" and "Ecocentrism"; each periodʹs position about the religions has been mentioned and Islamic edifications about environment have been discussed. Conclusion: The results show that Islamic edifications include most of the contemporary environmental ethics concepts, and in the event that a communication take place between western philosophers and Muslim moralists, environmental concepts will improve.