• Classic Theories of Happiness (Aristotle)
    • Aristotle believes that the government is obliged to provide grounds for the citizens’ ethical and spiritual growth in addition to providing their material needs, and the main and ultimate purpose of ...
    • Classic Theories of Happiness (Plato)
    • Classic philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle and Farabi believed that the purpose of government is to pursue goodness, virtue and happiness of people. They believe that in addition to maintaining order, security and ...
    • The Purpose of Government
    • Contemporary governments have vast capabilities to exercise control. Therefore they can play influential role in different economic, cultural, social and educational fields. Governments can influence thoughts, orientations, values, way of ...
    • The Concept of Theocracy
    • Theocracy is “a government that has accepted the authority of a particular religion in managing the society and the field of politics” . Therefore a Theocracy does not require people or rulers to be religious, rather, it means ...
    • State and Society in an Islamic System:
    • em: A Balanced, Reciprocal and Integrated Relationship Mohammad Abdul­‑Jabbar (1) It is a prime objective of Islam to establish a healthy and constructive relationship between the state (its government and authori...
    • Islamic Civil Society
    • ety By Mohammed Khatemi Statement by, H.E. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and, Chairman of the Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Tehran, 9 December 1997 "We can cer...