Author(s)

Marziyehsadat Montazeritabar^1,2

¹Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
²College of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Every scientific system relies on a particular civilization and cultural origin. Islamic science is no exception to this rule and is dependent on Islamic civilization and derived from its specific intellectual and epistemological system. This intellectual system that relies on the teachings of the revelation gives rise to an insight into the world as a metaphysical backbone and philosophical presuppositions in science and scientific work. Islamic science, based on Islamic epistemology, is influenced by religious propositions in various aspects. An Islamic scholarly tradition that emerged in the golden age of Islam is an example of this science. In this period of history, a close connection between Islamic worldview and epistemological foundations in all branches of science, especially natural sciences, can be established. Here, we have addressed the theory of Islamic science and discussed about the foundations of Islamic epistemology and its impact on determining the subject, purpose, and methods of research in the natural sciences in Islamic civilization. The present study discerns Islamic science as a science based on Islamic epistemology.

Islamic Science, Epistemology, Natural Sciences, Islamic Worldview

Montazeritabar, M. (2019) Epistemological Foundations of Natural Sciences in Islam. Open Journal of Philosophy, 9, 63-71. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2019.92006.