Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: Its Relation to Islamic and Confucian Ethics
Keywords:
Human Nature, Fiṭrah, Islamic Ethics, Ren Xing, and Confucian Ethics.Abstract
This paper discusses the concept of human nature in Islam and Confucianism. The researcher emphasizes on a comparison between the concept of fiṭrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics or “good character,” and the concept of ren xing or “inherently good” in Confucianism. In order to explore both concepts that deal with human nature the researcher employs the textual analysis and a comparative method on the written materials related to the topic. The findings reveal that there are similarities between the concept of fiṭrah and ren xing as both concepts deal with human nature that covers human characters and behaviours, values of good and evil, and the innate idea of mind and soul, and others.
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