The Criteria for Weighing up Values from the Perspective of Allamah Misbah Yazdi with an Analytic Deductive Method

Being based on a set of beliefs, values are prescriptive entities which are organized and presented as to realize the contents of those beliefs. Beliefs as foundations and values as dos and don'ts are in fact considered to be two main cornerstones of a school of thought. It is a fundamental problem in the realm of values to identify criteria for value concepts. To pursue this aim, the present paper seeks to explain the above-mentioned criteria from Allamah Misbah’s standpoint by using an analytic descriptive method and sometimes adopting a traditional deductive approach. The findings of research show that the criteria for weighing up values, which are considered by Allamah Misbah, may involve elements such as capability to be systematized, authenticity, rationality, stability, transferability, depth, being in line with the end of creation, strength, divine guardianship, and motivation. The collection of Allamah Misbah’s works and in some cases his rules of conduct are among the sources and tools of this study.