EAN: 9789812877772

ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ...

This book presents 25 selected papers from the International Conference on Developing Synergies
between Islam & Science and Technology for Mankind's Benefit held at the International
Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia  Kuala Lumpur  in October 2014. The papers
cover a broad range of issues reflecting the main conference themes: Cosmology and the Universe
Philosophy of Science and the Emergence of Biological Systems  Principles and Applications of
Tawhidic Science  Medical Applications of Tawhidic Science and Bioethics  and the History and
Teaching of Science from an Islamic Perspective. Highlighting the relationships between the
Islamic religious worldview and the physical sciences  the book challenges secularist paradigms
on the study of Science and Technology. Integrating metaphysical perspectives of Science 
topics include Islamic approaches to S&T such as an Islamic epistemology of the philosophy of
science  a new quantum theory  environmental care  avoiding wasteful consumption using Islamic
teachings  and emotional-blasting psychological therapy. Eminent contributing scholars include
Osman Bakar  Mohammad Hashim Kamali  Mehdi Golshani  Mohd. Kamal Hassan  Adi Setia and Malik
Badri. The book is essential reading for a broad group of academics and practitioners  from
Islamic scholars and social scientists to (physical) scientists and engineers.

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