Islam, Causality, and Science - 9781009489256

Islam, Causality, and SciencePerspectives on Reconciliation of Islamic Tradition and Modern Science\nAuthor(s): zgr Koca\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009489256, 978-1009489256\nSynopsis\nThis Element intends to contribute to the debate between Islam and science. It focuses on one of the most challenging issues in the modern discussion on the reconciliation of religious and scienti?c claims about the world, which is to think about divine causality without undermining the rigor and efficacy of the scienti?c method. First, the Element examines major Islamic accounts of causality. Then, it provides a brief overview of contemporary debates on the issue and identifies both scientific and theological challenges. Itargues that any proposed Islamic account of causality for the task of reconciliation should be able to preservescientific rigorwithout imposinga priorilimits on scientific research, acco.