Comparative study of political ethics in Kalila-Demna and Machiavelli`s Prince
Subject Areas : Iranian Political Literature
MOHAMMAD JAVAD SAFDEL TEHRANI
1
,
Aliakbar Amini
2
,
AHOURA RAHBAR
3
1 - Ph.D. Candidate, Department of political science , Neyshabur Branch , Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur , Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
Keywords: Ethics, Machiavelli, Kalila-Demna, Prince, Antimoral,
Abstract :
To clarify and explain political issues, including in the field of politics and the field of Eastern civilization, "Kalila-Demna" is considered one of the prominent works that the thinkers belonging to the field of Western civilization acknowledge more than the Eastern ones. The main hypothesis of this article is that Kalila-Demna, whose main theme was founded five centuries before Christ, has similarities in the field of ethics and anti-ethics with a work called "Prince" which was written two thousand years later. When we compare the two amoral characters, "Lion" and "Prince" based on Karen Horne's methodology in terms of typology, character and behavior, we find similarities between them. But even in this area of moral issues, the difference between the message that Kalila-Demna conveys to the reader and what Prince says is very significant. On the other hand, in Kalila-Demna, violating moral principles is condemned, while in Prince, the ruler is allowed to violate morals without being blamed or condemned.
