The Moral Code Devised by Ibn Miskawayh and the Influence of Greek Philosophy

Virtue-based ethics is a type of normative ethics that is rooted in ancient Greece. Abu Ali Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Miskawayh is one of the first scholars who discussed virtue-based ethics in an Islamic context. First, this study seeks to explore his views about virtue and happiness. Then, it investigates the impact of Greek philosophy on Ibn Miskawayh. The results show that although he has been influenced by Greek philosophers, Ibn Miskawayh, basing his view on the Islamic culture of high moral principles, has founded a kind of legitimism to which researchers in the field of ethics have been referring, so far.