Book Chapters

Towards an Open Science: Causality and Beyond—Learning from Ottoman Experience

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 13:15
Popper described those who aspire to build a unified and all comprehensive theory of the world as enemies of an open society because the advocates of such theories would discriminate against alternative approaches, and their advocates, which would lead to authoritarianism if backed by the state. The solution Popper offered was to test these. theories against data or to subject them to the test of falsification.

Sociology of Rights: Inviolability of the Other in Islam between Communalism Universalistism

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 12:31
This book provides a counterweight to the prevailing opinions of Islamic thought as conservative and static with a preference for violence over dialogue. It gathers together a collection of eminent scholars from around the world who tackle issues such as intellectual pluralism, gender, the ethics of political participation, human rights, non-violence and religious harmony. This book provides a progressive outlook for

Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence: Why Should All Human Beings Be Inviolable?

Submitted by Umar Farooq Patel on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 11:37

This chapter seeks to recapture the classical tradition of Islamic jurisprudence that recognizes universal human rights irrespective of religious status, gender, place, or time. It shows how the loss of this tradition has resulted in a human rights dependency on the West and a lagging record of religious freedom and democracy in