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:: Volume 18, Issue 68 (9-2025) ::
پژوهشنامه اخلاق 2025, 18(68): 55-74 Back to browse issues page
Re-reading the Nature of “Wus’” (Moral Capacity) in Light of Individual Differences: An Analysis Based on the Integrative Meta-theory of Ethics
Somayyeh Dargahi * , Hadi Sadeqi
PhD Student in Teaching the Islamic Education, Ethics Branch, Quran and Hadith University, Tehran, Iran; Lecturer at Islamic Azad University, Yadegar-e-Imam Branch
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The central problem of this research is that classic normative ethical theories, due to their single-criterion approaches, face challenges in explaining a moral system consistent with the existential complexities of human beings. Aiming to address this deficiency, this study re-reads the nature of the concept of Wus’ (capacity/potential) as the cornerstone of moral obligation. The main question is: What is the nature and what are the indicators of Wus’, and how does it affect moral obligation? This research, using a descriptive-analytical method and referencing religious texts, identifies the individual differences that influence Wus’. The findings indicate that Wus’ is not an abstract capacity but a concrete result of internal and external assets that form the unique Shakilah (disposition/structure) of the moral agent-a structure that, while preserving the central role of the will, provides the ground for different actions. Consequently, moral obligation is a matter proportionate to the Shakilah and Wus’ of each agent, which reveals the necessity of transitioning from uniform criteria toward a “plurality of criteria,” a principle upon which the “Integrative Meta-theory of Ethics” is based.


Keywords: Normative Ethics, Integrative Meta-theory of Ethics, Wus’ (Moral Capacity), Individual Differences, Shakilah (Disposition), Plurality of Criteria, Moral Obligation, Moral Agent, Will.
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Type of Study: بنیادی | Subject: Normative ethics
Received: 2025/02/2 | Accepted: 2025/06/18 | Published: 2025/07/1
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Dargahi S, Sadeqi H. Re-reading the Nature of “Wus’” (Moral Capacity) in Light of Individual Differences: An Analysis Based on the Integrative Meta-theory of Ethics. پژوهشنامه اخلاق 2025; 18 (68) :55-74
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