Human behavior from an Islamic perspective: interaction of nature, nurture and spiritual dimension
Western psychology tends to be divisive in dealing with human personality and has been responsible for the nature-versus nurture controversy. On the one hand, it contends that certain corrupt behavior is predetermined by psychological or biological factors from conception- while on the other, it...
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The International Institute of Islamic Thought
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/16035/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/16035/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/16035/1/human_behavior_from_an_Islamic_perspective.pdf |
| Summary: | Western psychology tends to be divisive in dealing with human
personality and has been responsible for the nature-versus nurture
controversy. On the one hand, it contends that certain
corrupt behavior is predetermined by psychological or biological
factors from conception- while on the other, it explains behavior
as a simplistic series of reinforcements from contingencies
and conditioned responses to environmental stimuli. This
secular humanistic outlook has produced an ethical relativism
that is the current trend in today's world. This stance is not condemned
only by Islam, but also by most religions of the world.
This shows that the human nature (fitrah) is still vibrant and
dynamic. This article attempts to highlight the importance of the
Islamic belief system - which is an integrated and comprehensive
way in dealing with human behavior-especially by means
of the interaction of nature, nurture, and the spiritual factor in
the formation of human behavior. |
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