The Ontological Aspect of Ibn al-Haytham’s Scientific Research Philosophy
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper generally intends to obtain a scientific research concept based on Islamic understanding in order to carry out research on Islam. Specifically, the concept examined Ibn al-Haytham’s roles in doing scientific research. This paper had explored the ontological aspect of Ibn al-Haytham’s scientific research philosophy by using the content analysis method. The discussion is divided into three main sections. The first section discusses the concept of ontology. The second section identifies the roles of Ibn al-Haytham’s scientific research, while the third section analyses the ontological aspect of Ibn al-Haytham’s philosophy on scientific research. The findings showed that Ibn al-Haytham views scientific research have its own importance pertaining to metaphysical realm. Specifically, his tawhid and morality guide him in doing scientific research.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohd Syahmir Alias, Mohd Shukri Hanapi
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i2/2677
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