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UNITY OF SCIENCES ACCORDING TO AL-GHAZALI

Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan

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Title UNITY OF SCIENCES ACCORDING TO AL-GHAZALI
 
Creator Muhaya, Abdul
 
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al-Ghazali; unity of sciences; dichotomy of sciences; epistemology; ontology
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Description The dichotomy of sciences caused both the positive and negative effects for development of civilizations; such as poverty, economic colonialism and dehumanization. Therefore, the unity of sciences is an interesting and important to be discussed for developing a new and prosperous civilization. This paper discussed the unity of sciences according to Imam al-Ghazali (d. 1111) and its urgency to the issue of human life. For al-Ghazali, science must be unified in the aspects of ontology, epistemology, and axiology. These three aspects of knowledge united in one entity; such as three angles in a triangle. From the pespective of ontology, knowledge comes from God and cannot be separated from God, so all sciences are commendable. Epistemologically, the nature of science is the light coming from the illumination light of God. Science can be obtained by optimizing the function of reason and through revelation or inspiration. The validity of science is depended on how and sources used to obtain it. Knowledge is not for knowledge, but knowledge for human prosperity. To realize the concept of the unity of sciences it is needed a hard work, patience and many-stage processes; namely equal treatment on scientific and religious knowledge, dialogue, integration and interconnection between science and the end is the unity of sciences.. 
 
Publisher LP2M - Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Walisongo
 
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Date 2015-12-27
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/281
10.21580/ws.23.2.281
 
Source Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan; Vol 23, No 2 (2015): Agama dan Sains untuk Kemanusiaan; 311-330
2461-064X
0852-7172
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/281/262
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2015 Abdul Muhaya
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