:: Volume 17, Issue 65 (Autumn 2024) ::
پژوهشنامه اخلاق 2024, 17(65): 87-112 Back to browse issues page
The Moral Conflict Between a Man's Right to Obey and the Protection of Another's Life Based on a Woman's Right to Free Will
Tahereh Mahdavian * , Seyyed Hossein Rokn Al-Dini , Hassan Bousaliki
PhD student in Islamic Ethics, maaref University, Qom, Iran.
Abstract:   (1275 Views)
The principle of freedom of will and autonomy, as well as the implementation of this principle by the wife, is in conflict with the right of submission by the husband. The main question of this research follows this crossroads. The authors try to help the realization of moral life in the family by using the analytical method and the methods available in applied ethics, by overcoming this conflict. In response to this dilemma, arguments have been put forward; for those opposed to the right of man to submit: arguments based on the principle of the woman's free will, the obligation to protect the life of a pregnant woman, the rule of preventing possible harm, the principle of cooperation between spouses, the principle of fairness, moral conscience, and the principle of autonomy; and for those in favor: arguments based on the woman's submission and obedience. The principle of sexual fidelity, the requirements of male strength, the rule of restraint, and the principle of family health and strength; the results show that the right of a man to obey cannot be violated or terminated in an absolute manner, and the proposed solution is to analyze the situation and detail the ruling
Keywords: Moral conflict, right to obey, preservation of life, right to freedom of will, family ethics.
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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Applied ethics
Received: 2024/11/8 | Accepted: 2024/10/1 | Published: 2024/10/1


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