Islamic perspectives on science and technology : selected conference papers
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
Conference papers and proceedings
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Preface
Part I: Opening Section
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Opening Address by Former Prime Minister of Malaysia and Chairman, IAIS
Chapter 3: Science and Technology for Mankind's Benefit: Islamic Theories and Practices
Past, Present and Future
Chapter 4: The Necessity of Studying the Natural Sciences from the Qur'anic Worldview
Part II: Philosophy of Science, Cosmology and Emergence of Biological Systems
Chapter 5: Philosophy of Science in Epistemological Perspective
Chapter 6: Rūmī On the Living Earth: A Sufi Perspective
Chapter 7: Sayyid Qutb's Understanding of the Universe as a Living and Meaningful World
Chapter 8: The New Approach in Western Science towards Understanding the Nature of Life and Mind, in Terrence Deacon's 'Incomplete Nature': An Analysis from Islamic Perspectives
Part III: Tawhidic Science
Principles
Chapter 9: Islam Can Give a Proper Orientation to Science and Technology Development
Chapter 10: Vision in Action: Operationalising the Islamisation of Science and Technology
Chapter 11: Maqāsid al-Shari'ah: A Traditional Source for Ensuring Design and Development of Modern Technology for Humanity's Benefit
Part IV: Tawhidic Science
General Applications
Chapter 12: Islam and the Environment: An Examination of the Source Evidence
Chapter 13: Reducing Wasteful Consumption Towards Sustainability by Waste Avoidance Using Self-Improvement (Tazkiyah) and Contentment (Qana'ah) Approaches
Chapter 14: Integrating Spirituality Into Efforts for Improving Value Chains of Farm Products
Chapter 15: Neurotechnological Advances in Exploring Melodic Recitation of the Noble Qur'an: Uncovering the Neural Circuitry in the Human Brain
Chapter 16: A New Quantum Theory in Accordance with Islamic Science
Part V: Tawhidic Science
Bioethics
Chapter 17: Breakthroughs in Biosciences and the Question of Morality: Interactions Between Ethics and Bioscience Practices
Chapter 18: Implementation of an Islamic Approach to Harm Reduction Among Illicit Drug-Users in Malaysia
Chapter 19: Genetically Modified Food and Humanity's Well-Being: An Islamic Perspective Elmira Akhmetova
Chapter 20: Advances in Tri-Parent Baby Technology: The Bio-ethical Challenge for Muslims
Part VI: Islamic Teaching of Science
Chapter 21: Integrating the Qur'anic Worldview with the Natural Sciences: Answering the Call for Islamic Secondary Schools
Chapter 22: Teaching of Values in Science: Defining its Universal Values
Chapter 23: Positing a Spiritual Dimension for Science Education: Brunei Darussalam's Experience
Chapter 24: Displayed Features of a Student with High Functioning Autism During Quranic Learning
Part VII: History of Science & Technology in Islamic Civilisation
Chapter 25: Emotional Blasting Therapy: A Psychotherapeutic Technique Invented by Early Muslim Physicians
Chapter 26: Tracing the History of Astrolabe Inventions Across Civilisations
Selection of papers presented at the International Conference on 'Developing Synergies Between Islam and Science & Technology for Mankind's Benefit', held at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS), Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, on 1-2 October 2014--Preface