A Critique of Western Civilization from the Perspective ‎of Mahdist Doctrines

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Jamiʿat al-Zahra, Qom, Iran (corresponding author).‎

2 Graduate, Level-4, Philosophy, Jamiʿat al-Zahra, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The dominant thought in the Western environment laid the necessary foundations for the formation of Western civilization. In fact, the Renaissance's approach to God, humanity, and the surrounding environment gradually caused profound changes in human lifestyles at various levels, eventually replacing the traditional, meaning-oriented relationship between humans and their surroundings with a modern, meaning-deficient one. This study presents a critique of Western civilization from the perspective of Mahdist teachings. The article is written using a descriptive and analytical approach. Today, the West faces numerous challenges at various levels, to the extent that, according to Western thinkers, these issues were not resolved even with the emergence of postmodernism. This is because the civilizational system, grounded in Renaissance thought, adopts a materialistic worldview and denies the unseen in its perception of God, self, and existence.

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