Islamic Perspectives on Science and Technology Selected Conference Papers [Hardcover]

This book presents 25 selected papers from the International Conference on Developing Synergies between Islam & Science and Technology for Mankinds 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.

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 Mankinds Benefit: Islamic Theories and Practices  Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 4: The Necessity of Studying the Natural Sciences from the Quranic Worldview.- Part II:?Philosophy of Science, Cosmology and Emergence of Biological Systems.- Chapter 5:?Philosophy of Science in Epistemological Perspective.- Chapter 6:?Rkm+ On the Living Earth: A Sufi Perspective.- Chapter 7:?Sayyid Qutbló*