قاعده طلایی
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قاعده طلایی یا قاعده زرین (به انگلیسی: Golden Rule) یک اصل اخلاقی است که دو مطلب را بیان میکند:
این قاعده از دیرباز در فرهنگهای مختلف جهان به شکلهای مختلف بیان شده، و در تمامی ادیان مورد تأیید است؛ و این نشاندهنده آن است که گویا این قاعده بهطور فطری و ذاتی در طبیعت انسان و نظام درونی تصمیمگیرنده اخلاقی بشر وجود دارد. البته نامگرفتن آن به «قاعده طلایی» امری متأخر است، و این اصطلاح در قرن ۱۷ یا ۱۸ در اروپا و در زبان انگلیسی ابداع شدهاست، و به تدریج -پس از جنگ جهانی اول- به بقیه زبانها راه یافتهاست.[۲][۳][۴] محتویاتچیستی قاعده طلایی[۵][ویرایش]
روش صحیح مطرح کردن چنین سؤالاتی چنین است:
۶- در قاعده طلایی باید خود را جای طرف مقابل بگذاریم، و «تلقی کنونی مان نسبت به مورد فرضی» را در نظر بگیریم. برای مثال:
پس: با کتک زدن بچه، قاعده طلایی را نقض نکردهام، چرا که دوست دارم در موقعیت مشابه به همین صورت با من رفتار میشد.
به بیان دیگر، قاعده طلایی بیان نمیکند که «با دیگران چنان رفتار کنید که "آنها دوست دارند شما با ایشان رفتار کنید (دوست دارند با ایشان رفتار شود)». این گفته را برخی قاعده پلاتین نام نهادهاند: یعنی نه فقط شرایط و ویژگیهای طرف مقابل را در نظر بگیریم، بلکه علایق آنها را هم در نظر بگیریم. بلکه قاعده طلایی بیان میدارد: با دیگران چنان رفتار کنید که دوست دارید با شما رفتار شود (که شما دوست دارید آنها با شما رفتار کنند).
نتیجه قاعده طلایی[ویرایش]قاعده طلایی پادزهرِ «خودخواهی و خودمحوری» و «تعصب و جانبداری بیجا» است. این قاعده باعث ثبات و سازگاری رفتاری عاملِ آن است. در این قاعده شما بیطرفی و انصاف خود را مورد سنجش قرار میدهید. در واقع، اعمال این قاعده باعث ایجاد دید بیطرفانه و منصفانه و «عقلانی» است، همراه با رها نکردنِ همدردی و همفکری نسبت به طرف مقابل (احترام به افراد) است. البته این «عقلانیت»، نیازمند درجهای از بلوغ اخلاقی (صدق و خلوصِ اخلاقی) از طرف عامل است. این قاعده یک اصل اخلاقی مبتنی بر «سازگاری» است، و راهنمایی برای رفتار با دیگران با توجه ارزشها و اصول اخلاقی خود. این قاعده تضمین میکند که -اگر طبق آن رفتار شود- با هیچکس چنانکه کاربر خودش رضایت ندارد با او رفتار شود، رفتار نخواهد شد. قاعده طلایی معمولاً باعث میشود ما با شفقت، رحمت، سخاوت و خیرخواهی با دیگران رفتار کنیم، و از کارهای بدخواهانه، ظالمانه، فریبگرانه و خیانتآمیز بپرهیزیم. قاعده طلایی در دین اسلام[ویرایش]دین اسلام در آیات قرآن و روایات پیامبر و دیگر معصومین، به این قاعده توجه بسیاری نمودهاست. قاعده طلایی در قرآن[ویرایش]کتاب «نگاهی جامع به قاعده طلایی»[۷]-با استناد به تفاسیر قرآن- معتقد است که ۵ آیهی زیر مبتنی بر قاعده طلایی هستند. آیه اول رعایت شکل مثبت قاعده طلایی را توصیه میکند، و آیات بعدی کسانی را که شکل منفی قاعده طلایی را رعایت نمیکنند تقبیح و مذمت مینماید. ۱- «عفو داشته باشید و گذشت نمایید: آیا دوست نمیدارید که مورد عفو خداوند متعال قرار گیرید؟ و خداوند آن عفوکنندهٔ رحمتگستر است.»[۸] ۲- «وای بر کمفروشان: آنان که وقتی برای خود پیمانه میکنند، حق خود را بهطور کامل میگیرند. امّا هنگامی که میخواهند برای دیگران پیمانه یا وزن کنند، کم میگذارند! آیا آنها گمان نمیکنند که برانگیخته میشوند، در روزی بزرگ که مردم در پیشگاه پروردگار جهانیان میایستند؟»[۹] ۳- «به یتیمان و مستمندان روزی دهید و با آنان بهطور شایسته سخن بگویید! کسانی که اگر فرزندان ناتوانی از خود به یادگار بگذارند از آینده آنان میترسند، باید (از ستم دربارهٔ یتیمان مردم) بترسند! بنابراین از خداوند پروا کنند و استوار سخن گویند.»[۱۰] ۴- «ای کسانی که ایمان آوردهاید! از قسمتهای پاکیزه اموالی که به دست آوردهاید انفاق کنید؛ و برای انفاق، به سراغ قسمتهای نامرغوب آن نروید، که اگر آن را به خودتان میدادند جز با چشمپوشی و بیمیلی نمیپذیرفتید؛ و بدانید که خداوند بینیاز و ستودهاست.»[۱۱] ۵- «و برای خدا دخترانی میپندارند -منزّهاست او- و برای خودشان آنچه را میل دارند [قرار میدهند]. و هر گاه به یکی از آنها [تولّد] فرزند دختر را خبر دهند چهرهاش [از شدّت خشم] سیاه میشود، و [به ناگزیر] خشم و اندوه خود را فرو میبرد… و چیزی را که خود خوش نمیدارند برای خدا قرار میدهند، و زبانشان دروغپردازی میکند که [سرانجام] نیکو از آنِ ایشان است.»[۱۲]
قاعده طلایی در روایات اسلامی[ویرایش]قاعده طلایی در احادیث اسلامی به شکلهای مختلفی بیان شدهاست. برای نمونه:
مثالهایی از قاعده[ویرایش]در بیان مثالها و مصداقهایی از قاعده طلایی در روایات آمدهاست:
قاعده طلایی در دیگر ادیان[ویرایش]«قاعده طلایی» از عمومیترین قواعد و اصول اخلاقی است، که تقریباً توسط همه ادیان به نحوی بیان شدهاست:
میتوان گفت قاعدهای که عیسی مسیح بیان کرده، قاعده طلایی است؛ و آنچه در تلمود آمده، قاعده نقرهای. در منابع اسلامی نیز این قاعده از قول پیامبران پیشین ذکر شدهاست:
قاعده طلایی در شعرها و تمثیلها[ویرایش]سعدی چنین سروده:
ناصر خسرو هم سرودهاست:
همچنین در گلستان سعدی آمدهاست: - لقمان را گفتند ادب از که آموختی، گفت از بی ادبان. هر آنچه از ایشان در نظرم ناپسند آمد، از فعل آن پرهیز کردم.[۳۶] - بر کس مپسند آنچه ترا نیست پسند. قاعدۀ طلایی در زبان فارسی[ویرایش]اگرچه ایدۀ قاعدۀ طلایی بسیار قدیمی است و در فرهنگهای مختلف یافت میشود، توجه مستقل به آن و بحث از ابعاد نظری و عملیاش چندان پرسابقه نیست. مقالۀ «قاعده طلایی: معرفی منابع انگلیسی و ارزیابی انتقادی منابع فارسی» به مروری بر سابقۀ این بحث میپردازد.[۳۷] در آنجا مقالۀ «قاعده زرین در حدیث و اخلاق» (1386) [۳۸] از سید حسن اسلامی اولین بحث مستقل در این باره معرفی شده است. البته، همو در مقالۀ «کپیرایت از منظر اخلاق» (1380) این قاعدۀ اخلاقی را معرفی و در موردِ بحث کپیرایت به کار برده است.[۳۹] نیز مقالۀ «قاعده طلایی اخلاق و معیارهای دوگانه» (1387) از مصطفی تاجزاده از موارد قابل توجه در این زمینه است.[۴۰] منابع و مراجع[ویرایش]
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The Golden Rule is the principle of treating others as you want to be treated. It is a maxim that is found in many religions and cultures.[1] It can be considered an ethic of reciprocity in some religions, although other religions treat it differently. The maxim may appear as a positive or negative injunction governing conduct:
The idea dates at least to the early Confucian times (551–479 BC), according to Rushworth Kidder, who identifies that this concept appears prominently in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, and "the rest of the world's major religions".[2] The concept of the Rule is codified in the Code of Hammurabi stele and tablets (1754-1790 BC).[citation needed] 143 leaders of the world's major faiths endorsed the Golden Rule as part of the 1993 "Declaration Toward a Global Ethic".[3][4] According to Greg M. Epstein, it is "a concept that essentially no religion misses entirely", but belief in God is not necessary to endorse it.[5] Simon Blackburn also states that the Golden Rule can be "found in some form in almost every ethical tradition".[6] Contents
EtymologyThe term "Golden Rule", or "Golden law", began to be used widely in the early 17th century in Britain by Anglican theologians and preachers;[7] the earliest known usage is that of Anglicans Charles Gibbon and Thomas Jackson in 1604.[1][8] Ancient historyAncient EgyptPossibly the earliest affirmation of the maxim of reciprocity, reflecting the ancient Egyptian goddess Ma'at, appears in the story of The Eloquent Peasant, which dates to the Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1650 BC): "Now this is the command: Do to the doer to make him do."[9][10] This proverb embodies the do ut des principle.[11] A Late Period (c. 664–323 BC) papyrus contains an early negative affirmation of the Golden Rule: "That which you hate to be done to you, do not do to another."[12] Ancient IndiaSanskrit traditionIn Mahābhārata, the ancient epic of India, there is a discourse in which the wise minister Vidura advises the King Yuddhiśhṭhira
Tamil traditionIn Chapter 32 in the Part on Virtue of the Tirukkuṛaḷ (c. 1st century BC), Valluvar says: "Do not do to others what you know has hurt yourself" (kural 316); "Why does one hurt others knowing what it is to be hurt?" (kural 318). He furthermore opined that it is the determination of the spotless (virtuous) not to do evil, even in return, to those who have cherished enmity and done them evil (kural 312). The (proper) punishment to those who have done evil (to you), is to put them to shame by showing them kindness, in return and to forget both the evil and the good done on both sides (kural 314). Ancient GreeceThe Golden Rule in its prohibitive (negative) form was a common principle in ancient Greek philosophy. Examples of the general concept include:
Ancient PersiaThe Pahlavi Texts of Zoroastrianism (c. 300 BC–1000 AD) were an early source for the Golden Rule: "That nature alone is good which refrains from doing to another whatsoever is not good for itself." Dadisten-I-dinik, 94,5, and "Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others." Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29[17] Ancient RomeSeneca the Younger (c. 4 BC–65 AD), a practitioner of Stoicism (c. 300 BC–200 AD) expressed the Golden Rule in his essay regarding the treatment of slaves: "Treat your inferior as you would wish your superior to treat you."[18] Religious contextAccording to Simon Blackburn, the Golden Rule "can be found in some form in almost every ethical tradition".[19] Abrahamic religionsJudaismA rule of altruistic reciprocity was first stated positively in a well-known Torah verse (Hebrew: ואהבת לרעך כמוך):
Hillel the Elder (c. 110 BC – 10 AD),[20] used this verse as a most important message of the Torah for his teachings. Once, he was challenged by a gentile who asked to be converted under the condition that the Torah be explained to him while he stood on one foot. Hillel accepted him as a candidate for conversion to Judaism but, drawing on Leviticus 19:18, briefed the man:
Hillel recognized brotherly love as the fundamental principle of Jewish ethics. Rabbi Akiva agreed and suggested that the principle of love must have its foundation in Genesis chapter 1, which teaches that all men are the offspring of Adam, who was made in the image of God (Sifra, Ḳedoshim, iv.; Yer. Ned. ix. 41c; Genesis Rabba 24).[21] According to Jewish rabbinic literature, the first man Adam represents the unity of mankind. This is echoed in the modern preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[22][23] And it is also taught, that Adam is last in order according to the evolutionary character of God's creation:[21]
The Jewish Publication Society's edition of Leviticus states:
This Torah verse represents one of several versions of the Golden Rule, which itself appears in various forms, positive and negative. It is the earliest written version of that concept in a positive form.[25] At the turn of the eras, the Jewish rabbis were discussing the scope of the meaning of Leviticus 19:18 and 19:34 extensively:
Commentators summed up foreigners (= Samaritans), proselytes (= 'strangers who resides with you') (Rabbi Akiva, bQuid 75b) or Jews (Rabbi Gamaliel, yKet 3, 1; 27a) to the scope of the meaning. On the verse, "Love your fellow as yourself", the classic commentator Rashi quotes from Torat Kohanim, an early Midrashic text regarding the famous dictum of Rabbi Akiva: "Love your fellow as yourself – Rabbi Akiva says this is a great principle of the Torah."[26] Israel's postal service quoted from the previous Leviticus verse when it commemorated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on a 1958 postage stamp.[27] ChristianityThe "Golden Rule" of Leviticus 19:18 was quoted by Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 7:12 , see also Luke 6:31) and described by him as the second great commandment. The common English phrasing is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". A similar form of the phrase appeared in a Catholic catechism around 1567 (certainly in the reprint of 1583).[28] The Golden Rule is stated positively numerous times in the Old Testament: Leviticus 19:18 ("Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."; see also Great Commandment) and Leviticus 19:34 ("But treat them just as you treat your own citizens. Love foreigners as you love yourselves, because you were foreigners one time in Egypt. I am the Lord your God."). The Old Testament Deuterocanonical books of Tobit and Sirach, accepted as part of the Scriptural canon by Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Non-Chalcedonian Churches, express a negative form of the golden rule:
Two passages in the New Testament quote Jesus of Nazareth espousing the positive form of the Golden rule:
A similar passage, a parallel to the Great Commandment, is Luke 10:25-28
The passage in the book of Luke then continues with Jesus answering the question, "Who is my neighbor?", by telling the parable of the Good Samaritan, indicating that "your neighbor" is anyone in need.[29] This extends to all, including those who are generally considered hostile. Jesus' teaching goes beyond the negative formulation of not doing what one would not like done to themselves, to the positive formulation of actively doing good to another that, if the situations were reversed, one would desire that the other would do for them. This formulation, as indicated in the parable of the Good Samaritan, emphasizes the needs for positive action that brings benefit to another, not simply restraining oneself from negative activities that hurt another.[30] In one passage of the New Testament, Paul the Apostle refers to the golden rule:
IslamThe Arabian peninsula was known to not practice the golden rule prior to the advent of Islam. "Pre-Islamic Arabs regarded the survival of the tribe, as most essential and to be ensured by the ancient rite of blood vengeance"[according to whom?][31] However, this all changed when Muhammad came on the scene:
From the hadith, the collected oral and written accounts of Muhammad and his teachings during his lifetime:
Ali ibn Abi Talib (4th Caliph in Sunni Islam, and first Imam in Shia Islam) says:
Bahá'í FaithThe writings of the Bahá'í Faith encourages everyone to treat others as they would treat themselves and even prefer others over oneself:
Indian religionsHinduism
Also,
BuddhismBuddha (Siddhartha Gautama, c. 623–543 BC)[46][47] made this principle one of the cornerstones of his ethics in the 6th century BC. It occurs in many places and in many forms throughout the Tripitaka.
JainismThe Golden Rule is paramount in the Jainist philosophy and can be seen in the doctrines of Ahimsa and Karma. As part of the prohibition of causing any living beings to suffer, Jainism forbids inflicting upon others what is harmful to oneself. The following quotation from the Acaranga Sutra sums up the philosophy of Jainism:
Saman Suttam of Jinendra Varni[50] gives further insight into this precept:-
Sikhism
Chinese religionsConfucianism
The same idea is also presented in V.12 and VI.30 of the Analects (c. 500 BC), which can be found in the online Chinese Text Project. The phraseology differs from the Christian version of the Golden Rule. It does not presume to do anything unto others, but merely to avoid doing what would be harmful. It does not preclude doing good deeds and taking moral positions. Taoism
Mohism
Mozi regarded the golden rule as a corollary to the cardinal virtue of impartiality, and encouraged egalitarianism and selflessness in relationships. Iranian religionsZoroastrianismDo not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself. – Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29 New religious movementsWicca
ScientologyThe Way to Happiness expresses the Golden Rule both in its negative/prohibitive form and in its positive form. The negative/prohibitive form is expressed in Precept 19 as:
The positive form is expressed in Precept 20 as:
Traditional African religionsYoruba
Odinani
Secular contextGlobal ethicThe "Declaration Toward a Global Ethic"[57] from the Parliament of the World’s Religions[58][59] (1993) proclaimed the Golden Rule ("We must treat others as we wish others to treat us") as the common principle for many religions.[3] The Initial Declaration was signed by 143 leaders from all of the world's major faiths, including Baha'i Faith, Brahmanism, Brahma Kumaris, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Indigenous, Interfaith, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Native American, Neo-Pagan, Sikhism, Taoism, Theosophist, Unitarian Universalist and Zoroastrian.[3][60] In the folklore of several cultures the Golden Rule is depicted by the allegory of the long spoons. HumanismIn the view of Greg M. Epstein, a Humanist chaplain at Harvard University, " 'do unto others' ... is a concept that essentially no religion misses entirely. But not a single one of these versions of the golden rule requires a God".[61] Various sources identify the Golden Rule as a humanist principle:[62][63]
Existentialism
Other contextsHuman rightsAccording to Marc H. Bornstein, and William E. Paden, the Golden Rule is arguably the most essential basis for the modern concept of human rights, in which each individual has a right to just treatment, and a reciprocal responsibility to ensure justice for others.[67] However Leo Damrosch argued that the notion that the Golden Rule pertains to "rights" per se is a contemporary interpretation and has nothing to do with its origin. The development of human "rights" is a modern political ideal that began as a philosophical concept promulgated through the philosophy of Jean Jacques Rousseau in 18th century France, among others. His writings influenced Thomas Jefferson, who then incorporated Rousseau's reference to "inalienable rights" into the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. Damrosch argued that to confuse the Golden Rule with human rights is to apply contemporary thinking to ancient concepts.[68] Science and economicsThere has been research published arguing that some 'sense' of fair play and the Golden Rule may be stated and rooted in terms of neuroscientific and neuroethical principles.[69] The Golden Rule can also be explained from the perspectives of psychology, philosophy, sociology, human evolution, and economics. Psychologically, it involves a person empathizing with others. Philosophically, it involves a person perceiving their neighbor also as "I" or "self".[70] Sociologically, "love your neighbor as yourself" is applicable between individuals, between groups, and also between individuals and groups. In evolution, "reciprocal altruism" is seen as a distinctive advance in the capacity of human groups to survive and reproduce, as their exceptional brains demanded exceptionally long childhoods and ongoing provision and protection even beyond that of the immediate family.[71] In economics, Richard Swift, referring to ideas from David Graeber, suggests that "without some kind of reciprocity society would no longer be able to exist."[72] CriticismPhilosophers, such as Immanuel Kant[73] and Friedrich Nietzsche,[74] have objected to the rule on a variety of grounds. The most serious among these is its application. How does one know how others want to be treated? The obvious way is to ask them, but this cannot be done if one assumes they have not reached a particular and relevant understanding. Differences in values or interestsGeorge Bernard Shaw wrote, "Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same."[75] This suggests that if your values are not shared with others, the way you want to be treated will not be the way they want to be treated. Hence, the Golden Rule of "do unto others" is "dangerous in the wrong hands",[76] according to philosopher Iain King, because "some fanatics have no aversion to death: the Golden Rule might inspire them to kill others in suicide missions."[77] Differences in situationsImmanuel Kant famously criticized the golden rule for not being sensitive to differences of situation, noting that a prisoner duly convicted of a crime could appeal to the golden rule while asking the judge to release him, pointing out that the judge would not want anyone else to send him to prison, so he should not do so to others.[73] Kant's Categorical Imperative, introduced in Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, is often confused with the Golden Rule. Responses to criticismsWalter Terence Stace, in The Concept of Morals (1937), wrote:
Marcus George Singer observed that there are two importantly different ways of looking at the golden rule: as requiring (1) that you perform specific actions that you want others to do to you or (2) that you guide your behavior in the same general ways that you want others to.[79] Counter-examples to the golden rule typically are more forceful against the first than the second. In his book on the golden rule, Jeffrey Wattles makes the similar observation that such objections typically arise while applying the golden rule in certain general ways (namely, ignoring differences in taste, in situation, and so forth). But if we apply the golden rule to our own method of using it, asking in effect if we would want other people to apply the golden rule in such ways, the answer would typically be no, since it is quite predictable that others' ignoring of such factors will lead to behavior which we object to. It follows that we should not do so ourselves—according to the golden rule. In this way, the golden rule may be self-correcting.[80] An article by Jouni Reinikainen develops this suggestion in greater detail.[81] It is possible, then, that the golden rule can itself guide us in identifying which differences of situation are morally relevant. We would often want other people to ignore any prejudice against our race or nationality when deciding how to act towards us, but would also want them to not ignore our differing preferences in food, desire for aggressiveness, and so on. This principle of "doing unto others, wherever possible, as they would be done by..." has sometimes been termed the platinum rule.[82] Popular referencesCharles Kingsley's The Water Babies (1863) includes a character named Mrs Do-As-You-Would-Be-Done-By (and another, Mrs Be-Done-By-As-You-Did).[83] See also
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