Comparison of government in Sadra'i school and utilitarianism

Government has been one of the most important concerns of political philosophers throughout history. The main goal of this article is to compare the approach of the transcendental school (Sadraei) and the utilitarian school towards the category of government. This research aims to examine and compare the differences and similarities between the transcendental schools (Sadrai) and the utilitarian school regarding various aspects of the government, including the necessity, origin, nature and purpose of the government. The research findings show that each of these two schools has a different approach to the category of government. The transcendental school looks at the state from an ethical and religious point of view, that is, it considers the purpose of creating the state to be the highest good, the achievement of divine values and the salvation of the human world. While the school of utilitarianism considers the government from a materialistic and utilitarian point of view. Despite this, similarities can be seen in the approach of these two schools towards the government. These considerations indicate that this research is descriptive-analytical with a documentary-historical approach based on a comparative approach and the data collection method is library.