The Cosmological Foundations of Ethics in the Theological Thoughts of Seyyed Morteza

In order to design a moral system, there is a need for different and solid foundations. One of the most important foundations for the introduction of a moral system is the cosmological foundation that reflects the scholars' view of the worlds in existence and the principles governing them. In his theological thoughts, Seyyed Mortazi, a famous Shiite scholar, has a view of the universe which leads to the division of the realms of existence into different worlds: the worlds of pre-existence, this world, and the worlds after this world. This paper described and analyzed this view and its impact on ethics, and reached some results such as moral motivation with regard to the belief in the afterlife and the rewards and punishments in the hereafter, the meaningfulness of morality with regard to the denial of the world of pre-existence of pre-existence and the justification of the moral life based on believing in the wise creator and ruler of the world.