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Traditional Islamic Environmentalism: The Vision of Seyyed Hossein Nasr

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2013Description: xii, 263 p., 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780761861430
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A historical overview of the philosophical roots of the environmental crisis -- The perennial principles and the metaphysics of nature within Islam -- Metaphysics, sufism, and Islamic ethics -- The advent of scientific progressivism and the marginalization of sufism -- The perennial principles and the traditional Islamic sciences -- Nasr's critique of modern science and scientism -- Technology is not value-neutral -- Towards an Islamic science.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and indexes.

A historical overview of the philosophical roots of the environmental crisis -- The perennial principles and the metaphysics of nature within Islam -- Metaphysics, sufism, and Islamic ethics -- The advent of scientific progressivism and the marginalization of sufism -- The perennial principles and the traditional Islamic sciences -- Nasr's critique of modern science and scientism -- Technology is not value-neutral -- Towards an Islamic science.

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