نشریه مطالعات اخلاق کاربردی
سال چهارم شماره 14 (تابستان 1393)

Tibonnabi (prophetic medicine) is a term referring to a collection of prophet's sayings regarding medical and hygienic affairs as well as physical and mental health. These sayings have been originated from the divine revelation and a perfect wisdom. The book apparently consists of medical advice, but a deep and philosophical analysis of the book and other prophetic sayings would result in inferring general and analytic principles of medical ethics. The dominance of monotheistic view, attention to the cooperation of body and spirit, the supremacy of divine fate, consideration of conventional consequences, and human dignity and divine covenant are some of these principles.The present study tries to investigate these principles known as principles of medical ethics by analyzing the prophetic traditions. The article uses the method of citation in referring to the views and descriptive analytic approach in elaborating the content.

The purpose of writing this article is to express the views of Avicenna about the professional ethics of teaching and educational approaches. The present study, utilizing a qualitative approach and a descriptive, analytical method and by using the existing resources, tries to infer and analyze Avicenna's opinions on the necessities of the profession of a teacher and its educational approaches. Based on the findings of analyzing his views, it is essential for every skillful teacher to possess good and moral traits in both individual and social aspects and should try to purify and educate his/her own soul before starting to educate the others and should be alert to tactfully deal with all his/her affairs in life. A teacher should begin to educate others only after getting to know the students and ought to base all his/her conducts on religious teachings and chivalry. Finally, it is expected from such a teacher to obtain a high degree of skillfulness in guiding and educating others. Also based on Avicenna's school, a teacher should teach the students in groups, using encouragement and punishment, through exercising and repetition, playing games, self-refinement and by showing compassion to the students.

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between personality traits and religious orientation and involvement of employees of the Department of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA) in the province of West Azerbaijan. The statistical population includes 210 employees of this organization among whom 132 were selected through Morgan table. The study assessment instruments consist of Costa & McCrae's (1990) Five-Factor personality questionnaire, Fegean's (1963) religious orientation questionnaire, and Lodahl and Kejner's (1965) job involvement questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis. The results show that out of the five components of personality, only conscientiousness has a significant relationship with job involvement. Also among the five components of personality, the components of neuroticism, extroversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness are meaningfully correlated with a religious orientation. The findings suggest that internal religious orientation and conscientiousness, can lead to the employee's job involvement.

Corruption is a phenomenon which more or less exists in all countries, but the type, shape, size and extent varies in different countries. Meanwhile, organizational justice is a variable that could affect the psychological aspect of corruption. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between organizational justice and corruption in the organization. Three hypotheses have been proposed to achieve the goal of this study. The statistical population of the study includes the employees and managers of three food and beverage companies located in East Azarbaijan province. Using Morgan table a sample of 330 people has been selected. In order to collect data two questionnaires were used in this study which after determining their reliability and validity were distributed among the sample. In order to analyze the data in this study, Pearson correlation and regression tests have been used. Based on the results, there is an inverse relationship between organizational justice and corruption.

Nowadays, the increasing growth of information technology and the Internet has caused more welfare for human beings, but at the same time it can be a threatening element as well. The exclusive features of information technology such as the speed, ease of access and use, low cost and anonymity in the virtual world have led to the emergence of new issues concerning the proper kind and method of using information technology and its various aspects. Non- observance of morality in using information technology has caused a lot of unethical phenomena. Considering the increasing growth of the information and communication technologies, there has always been agap between the development of information technology and the growth of moral virtues.Thus, it is essential for the information technology to let the ethical teachings grow so that a harmony between the two is achieved. The study is an applied one from the viewpoint of the objective and is a descriptive-survey study in method. Since the data is gathered through distributing questionnaires, the research is classified under field studies. The analysis of the findings of the study and the confirmation of the pattern used in it, are done by developing structural pattern equations. The pattern, based on the collected data, has appropriately met the criteria of proportion. There is also an appropriate level of meaningfulness among the components of the pattern and the correlation between the variables of the pattern is also acceptable. The research suggests that organizational and individual factors directly and environmental factors indirectly impact on ethics in information technology.

Considering the relationship and link between ethical issues and artistic elements and architectural aspects with regard to the influence of this branch of art on the structures of the society through the formation of an appropriate human habitat is of great significance.Presenting the definitions offered by Iranian and western philosophers about the concepts like art, beauty and ethics, the present study concerns the relationship between morality and art and aesthetic in Iranian and western civilizations and the proportion of the moral issues to artistic affairs like architecture.Among the findings of this study are: the necessity of considering the presence of ethical principles in artistic creations and architecture by civil engineers, researchers and all who have interest in this field and proving the existence of a productive and direct relationship between ethical concepts and architecture with regard to the rapid improvements and changes occurring in science and technology as well as the artistic and human sciences fields.

Media is one of the most challenging areas discussed in the field of applied ethics. In the twenty-first century with the rapid pace of communication technology and the increasing power of numerous and diverse media to influence, complex moral issues have appeared in the media. The newspaper as the oldest form of mass media with its unique characteristics and influence has always played an important role in informing the society.The present study, applying a descriptive,analytical approach, aims at expressing the most important issues in regard to the media in general and journalism in particular and then seeks to reply some of the questions posed about plagiarism. Later the issue is dealt with from the perspective of Quranic verses and Islamic traditions. Some of the questions discussed in this study are: What effects does plagiarism have on both journalists and readers? What are the examples of plagiarism? Are journalists authorized to fictionalize?