Explaining the Semiotic Approach of Imam Khomeini to the Universe and Inference of Its Educational Connotations

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to explain the inference of educationalconnotations of Imam Khomeini’s semiotic approach to the universe. Thesemiotic approach to the universe from the Islamic point of view is based on theassumption that all phenomena of the universe have an ultimate existential originand source that end in a divine source. This approach lends itself to thoughtfulresearch in Imam Khomeini’s viewpoint. In the present article, first, detailedexplanation of the principles of semiotic approach to the universe in ImamKhomeini’s viewpoint is explained, and, then their educational connotations areinferred. The method employed in the present study is descriptive-analytical. Thedescriptive-analytical method was used to answer the first question and practicalanalogy was used to answer the second question. The results showed thatImam Khomeini has a semiotic approach to the universe and some educationalconnotations can be inferred from it, which include the followings: Compatibilityof semiotic approach with human rationality, rational relationship of scienceswith semiotic approach, moral and axiological relationship between sciences andsemiotic approach, the requirements of correct scientific orientation, and, finallythe principle of confrontation and interaction of morality and reason and practice

Keywords

• imam khomeini
• education
• teacher-student interactions
• educational connotations
• semiotic approach
• principles