TY - JOUR ID - 6278 TI - Persia and the Golden Rule JO - Religious Inquiries JA - RI LA - en SN - 2322-4894 AU - J. Gensler, Harry AD - Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago. Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 29 EP - 46 DO - N2 - My paper has two parts. First, I talk about the golden rule. After introducing the rule and its global importance, I explain why many scholars dismiss it as a vague proverb that leads to absurdities when we try to formulate it clearly. I defend the golden rule against such objections. Second, I talk about the golden rule in Persia and Islam; I consider Persian sources (Muslim and non-Muslim) and also non-Persian Muslim sources. I show that the golden rule is deeply rooted in Persia and Islam. And I point out special ways that this tradition’s understanding of the golden rule can contribute to those outside this tradition. UR - https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_6278.html L1 - https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_6278_2f7e25e6e7d262cda9a2e2afb0d8c555.pdf ER -