Formulating an Islamic Model of Science and Bioethics

Abstract

I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n I s there an Islamic, or rather a Muslim, science, and, if so, what makes science Islamic?What is the difference between Islamic or Buddhist or Western science?Is it justified to link science to a specific worldview, or is science absolutely objective and neutral?Can we adopt any scientific discovery blindly?How should we relate to bioethics?Is there an Islamic medicine or bioethics?These and related questions are frequently raised among Muslims.This paper will try to elucidate the complexity of science, Islam, and bioethics from different perspectives.It explores the different categories of sciences and their respective evaluation and relates them to the world view underlying the different approaches and uses of science.It also expounds on the differences between the Islamic scientific model and the predominant (secular Western) model.The paper then formulates a working definition of Islamic science, medicine, and bioethics.T Th he e P Pr re ed do om mi in na an nt t S Se ec cu ul la ar r C Ca ap pi it ta al li is st t ( (W We es st te er rn n) ) M Mo od de el l i in n C Co om mp pa ar ri is so on n w wi it th h t th he e I Is sl la am mi ic c M Mo od de el l The predominant model of science today is the F Fo or rm mu ul la at ti in ng g a an n I Is sl la am mi ic c M Mo od de el l o of f S Sc ci ie en nc ce e a an nd d B Bi io oe et th hi ic cs s

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