Islam and Science

Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

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Beskrivning

In this book, Dr. Hoodbhoy, a nuclear physicist, eloquently and usefully draws attention to the plight of science and technology in the Muslim world and to the need to do something about it. The book also makes some other helpful insights here and there about why, after centuries of brilliant achievements, science suffered such a fate in the Muslim world. But the book also suffers from some very serious flaws in its view of Islam and analysis of Islamic history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-10-04
Mått:140 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt:256 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781856490252

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik
Matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani nuclear physicist,mathematician and academic who serves as Distinguished Professor of Physics andMathematics at the Forman Christian College in Lahore.

Recensioner i media

'A compelling and provocative analysis of the relationship between the scientific spirit and the orthodoxy of one of the great monotheistic religions. Any reader, Muslim or non-Muslim, is bound to be affected by Dr. Hoodbhoy's clear and persuasive arguments.'Edward Said'Perhaps the most important book written and published in Pakistan in recent years.'Irfan Husain, Dawn (Karachi)

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword - Mohammed Abdus SalamPreface1. Islam and Science: Are They Compatible?2. Science: Its Nature and Origins3. The War Between Science and Medieval Christianity4. The State of Science in Islamic Countries Today5. Three Muslim Responses to Underdevelopment6. Bucaille, Nasr and Sardar: Three Exponents of Islamic Science7. Can There Be An Islamic Science?8. The Rise of Muslim Science9. Religious Orthodoxy Confronts Muslim Science10. Five Great 'Heretics'11. Why Didn't the Scientific Revolution Happen in Islam?12. Some Thoughts for the FutureAppendix: They Call It Islamic ScienceIndexTables