Milestones of Renewal in Moral Thought and Value Criticism in Contemporary Maghribian Thought

Abstract

The purpose of this study is twofold, firstly to refute the idea of what some studies refer to as a scarcity of moral studies in Arab thought compared to those in Western thought. We find significant research work in the Arab East that include efforts of Abdullah Daraz, Abdul Rahman Badawi, Ahmad Amin, Majid Fakhri, , As well as other research work in the Arab West including the efforts of Malik bin Nabi, Mohammed Arkoun, Mohamed Abed Al-Jabri, Mohamed Aziz Al-Hababi, Taha Abdul Rahman, Abu Yarub Al-Marzouki and others.

Secondly to illustrate the nature of the crisis of contemporary humanity, which is essentially a moral crisis, and that the treatment should be of the sage nature; i.e., to emphasize the need for ethical solution. This may explain the growing interest in moral issues in Western thought which provides its own contribution, and Arab thought, which provides its contribution based on its experience and heritage texts.