University of Zanjan Philosophical Meditations 2228-5253 14 33 2025 01 20 Analysis of the link between "questioning" and the development of the human soul Analysis of the link between "questioning" and the development of the human soul 237 266 707698 10.30470/phm.2023.2001346.2400 FA Mostafa Azizi Alavijeh Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy, Faculty of Wisdom and Religious Studies, Al-Mustafa International University, Iran 0000-0002-0563-4200 Journal Article 2023 05 01 One of the most prominent distinguishing features between humans and animals is the "questioning" nature of humans. The question is born from the searching mind of man, which originates from two aspects of knowledge and ignorance towards a subject. The act of questioning occurs in the context of the ego and causes the evolution and perfection of the ego. Which of the psychic powers is the active origin and source of the emergence of "question", and what process basically happens in the soul that a question is formed, and finally, what role does the act of questioning play in the development and perfection of the soul, among the anthropological concerns of this Writing about the truth is questioning and questioning. In general, in line with the evolution of the self, two types of "preliminary" and "genuine" functions can be listed for questioning. According to a phenomenological analysis, in every question, it is necessary for the human soul to go through the following stages: paying attention to an issue, having brief and vague preconceptions, distinguishing different aspects and values ​​in the same issue, inconsistency between the pre-knowledge and post-knowledge of the self, taking a distance from the self. And the mind from the subject of the question, the purity and competence of the soul to produce a pure question, the realization of the principles of voluntary action in the creation of the question.<br><br>This research seeks to explain the role and function of "questioning" in the development of self . One of the most prominent distinguishing features between humans and animals is the "questioning" nature of humans. The question is born from the searching mind of man, which originates from two aspects of knowledge and ignorance towards a subject. The act of questioning occurs in the context of the ego and causes the evolution and perfection of the ego. Which of the psychic powers is the active origin and source of the emergence of "question", and what process basically happens in the soul that a question is formed, and finally, what role does the act of questioning play in the development and perfection of the soul, among the anthropological concerns of this Writing about the truth is questioning and questioning. In general, in line with the evolution of the self, two types of "preliminary" and "genuine" functions can be listed for questioning. According to a phenomenological analysis, in every question, it is necessary for the human soul to go through the following stages: paying attention to an issue, having brief and vague preconceptions, distinguishing different aspects and values ​​in the same issue, inconsistency between the pre-knowledge and post-knowledge of the self, taking a distance from the self. And the mind from the subject of the question, the purity and competence of the soul to produce a pure question, the realization of the principles of voluntary action in the creation of the question.<br><br>This research seeks to explain the role and function of "questioning" in the development of self . https://phm.znu.ac.ir/article_707698_bd1923dc8345572a6cacaad54ac6670c.pdf