Science, democracy and Islam : and other essays

Author(s)

• Humayun Kabir

Bibliographic Information

Science, democracy and Islam : and other essays

Humayun Kabir

（Routledge library editions, . Islam ; v. 34）

Routledge, 2010

• : pbk

Note

Reprint. Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1955

"First issued in paperback 2010"--T.p. verso

ISBN for sub ser. "Islam": 9780415426008

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 2008. This group of essays concentrates on the themes of freedom and democracy. The author argues that the pursuit of scientific culture is dependent on a religious culture, of which he regards Islam as one of the finest examples.

Table of Contents

• PREFACE
• Chapter 1 SCIENCE, DEMOCRACY AND ISLAM
• Chapter 2 THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY
• Chapter 3 THE RIGHTS OF MAN
• Chapter 4 THE WELFARE STATE
• Chapter 5 FREEDOM, AUTHORITY AND IMAGINATION
• Chapter 6 THE STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY
• Chapter 7 EAST AND THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION
• Chapter 8 REFLECTIONS ON GANDHIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICE

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB07287710
• ISBN:
  • 9780415611824
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire
• Pages/Volumes: 126 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Political science
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA62797390