| Universal Paradigm and the Islamic World-System, The: Economy, Society, Ethics and Science Contributor(s): Choudhury, Masudul Alam (Author) |
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ISBN: 9812704604 ISBN-13: 9789812704603 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Written by contemporary pioneers in the area of the universal paradigm and Islamic world-systems, this book offers a fresh post-modernist outlook on new epistemological investigations in the universal paradigm. It addresses the problems of the unity of knowledge in learning systems, thereby invoking the foundations of Islamic epistemology. The authors present a phenomenological model of unity of knowledge in economics, ethics, science and society. They also explore some critical areas where this model can be applied. As a foundational study on Islamic theory of knowledge covering the fields of Islamic economics, finance, science and society, the book will be valuable to researchers, practitioners and global academic institutions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Business & Economics | Finance - General |
| Dewey: 297.27 |
| LCCN: 2007035459 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.29" W x 9.04" (1.03 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a contemporary pioneer in the area of the universal paradigm and Islamic world-systems, this book offers a fresh post-modernist outlook on new epistemological investigations in the universal paradigm. It addresses the problems of the unity of knowledge in learning systems, thereby invoking the foundations of Islamic epistemology. The author presents a phenomenological model of unity of knowledge in economics, ethics, science and society. Some critical areas where this model can be applied are also explored.As a foundational study on Islamic theory of knowledge covering the fields of Islamic economics, finance, science and society, the book will be valuable to researchers, practitioners and global academic institutions. |