Mohd Hazim Shah (Malaya University) : Epistemological issues on science in Contemporary Islam. By AL-MUKHATABAT JOURNAL

https://www.academia.edu/4276818/Mohd_Hazim_Shah_Malaya_University_Epistemological_issues_on_science_in_Contemporary_Islam?nav_from=b4a6dbdf-6028-43db-b4ef-3f0da8e9dd19 This article looks at the question of the role and relationship of natural philosophy to Arabic-Islamic science, and to what extent it is a factor in the non-emergence of modern science in Islamic civilization. It also discusses the point made by Hossein Nasr that the absence of the Scientific Revolution in Islam is in a sense a blessing because its rejection of Greek natural philosophy-seen to be essential for the rise of modern science-implied the preservation of Islamic metaphysics. The article continues by discussing the counter-factual question of whether it would have been better for Islamic science to go the way of Western science, or that what had historically happened was indeed the best choice for Islamic civilization. The article ends by looking at the relevance of the above issue to the contemporary practice of science in Islam, especially with respect to epistemology. ...