A Comparative Study of the Idea of Virtue-based Knowledge in the Islamic and the Western Thought and Their Educational Applications

The purpose of this study is to have a comparative study on the idea of ​​virtue-oriented knowledge in Islamic and Western thoughts and their educational applications. The researchers of this analytical-comparative research first clarified two concepts of knowledge and virtue and then explained their relations. The results signified that this idea can only develop precisely when it accompanies its main essence, virtue and virtuosity, as the main spirit of knowledge in support of all knowledge activities. In the second phase of the research, a comparative study was held between the idea of ​​virtue-based knowledge in Islamic and Western thoughts. The comparison indicated that the idea of ​​ virtue-based knowledge of people in the West, unlike that of Islam, suffers from shortcomings. In the Islamic worldview, the principle of monotheism leads to intimacy to God as its ultimate goal. To conclude, the ethical application of knowledge, recognizing the value orientation aspect of knowledge, practical and technological application of knowledge, and the acquisition of beneficial knowledge were identified as educational applications of the idea of ​​virtue oriented knowledge.