Abdollah Gholami; Massoumeh shadman
Abstract
The debates of Imams Athar, especially Imam Reza(a.s.), are of great importance due to the wide range of topics, methods, and scientific atmosphere as part of the effective sources ...
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The debates of Imams Athar, especially Imam Reza(a.s.), are of great importance due to the wide range of topics, methods, and scientific atmosphere as part of the effective sources of explaining and promoting Islamic knowledge. In this research, the scientific and moral dimensions of the most important debates of Imam Reza(a.s.) with the followers of different religions and scholars and different people have been analyzed based on Austin's "speech act theory" from the point of view of harmology, and the purpose of this was to find out how to use the three-level model. Austin should explain the scientific and moral aspects of Searle's five actions in the debates of Imam Reza(a.s.). Speech act theory is one of the approaches that is proposed in the field of discourse analysis, and Austin has come to the conclusion that all linguistic statements are of the type of action statements and of the verb category, and in fact, every statement is a type of speech act. Based on this theory and continuing the efforts of his teacher, John Searle divided the speech acts into five declarative, persuasive, obligatory, emotional and declarative acts. By applying the theories of these two to some of the debates of Imam Reza(a.s.), the conclusion was reached that he paid attention to what these two linguists said, which can be a suitable model for methodical and academic discussions. It has also been determined that Imam Reza(a.s.) used the first two levels of actions, i.e., expressive action and intentional action, with the goal of achieving an impactful action in his debates and conversations, in order to convey his intention to the audience and influence him. Therefore, it should be said that the three-level model of the sleeve, was considered by Imam Reza (a.s.) in addition to the five actions of Searle;
