%0 Journal Article %T CIVIC VIRTUE IN MOWLANA’S IRFANIC THOUGHT %J POLITICAL QUARTERLY %I %Z 1735-9678 %A Manoocheri, Abbas %A Honari latif pour, Yadollah %D 2014 %\ 08/23/2014 %V 44 %N 2 %P 407-429 %! CIVIC VIRTUE IN MOWLANA’S IRFANIC THOUGHT %K Mowlana %K Political Thoughts %K civil virtue %K Irfan %K Love %K friendship %K tolerance %R 10.22059/jpq.2014.52399 %X One of the basic components of political thought is the notion of "civic virtue".Civic virtue is an important concept that the accomplishment of the ultimateobjectives of politics depends on its development in human society.In this article, we review the important writings of great Iranian aref, Jalal-al-dinMuhammad Balkhi, known as Mowlana, and analyze political capacities andcapabilities of his thoughts based on Sprigens' theoretic framework andparadigmatic-implicative theory. The article claims that, based on cognitive,normative and explanatory implications of Mowlana's thoughts, his thoughts containimportant elements like love, friendship, tolerance, and politico-social criticism. %U https://jpq.ut.ac.ir/article_52399_f0eb15db343e339370dd259d91e0c00e.pdf