The role of philosophy constructing and producing of Islamic psychology
Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods
1 - دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه شیراز
Keywords: Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, psychology, Islamic Psychology,
Abstract :
The aim of the present article was to survey and explanation of the role of philosophy in Constructing "Islamic psychology"..The main questions of this study were:1)which meanings can be deduced from the concept of Islamic psychology? 2) What is the relationship between philosophy and each meaning? 3) What are the necessities in the process of Constructing and producing Islamic psychology? The research method of this study is philosophical analysis and the approach of it, is deductive. The results of this study showed that we can suppose 5 meanings of Islamic Psychology.These meanings are:1)A collection of taughts of " Koran" and " Sonnat" which are related to identity of human being and also psychological concepts.2)To deduce psychological implications from concepts and taughts of " Koran" and "Sonnat". 3) A collection of thoughts of moslem thinkers which are related to self and psychological characters of human being.4) To deduce psychological implications from the moslems thinker's thoughts.5) Islamic psychology as a branch of " religious science".Also, analysis of the findings revealed that philosophical foundation,is the base of all of the above meanings. So Constructing and producing Islamic psychology accordance with each meaning, depends on philosophy.Therefore, in the first step for Constructing and producing Islamic psychology, we should start from the traditional Islamic schools of philosophy (i.e.Masha- school). The other way is to revise. The traditional schools and third way is basically to develop new philosophical school or approach in the Islamic world.
