A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN WESTERN AND ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT

Authors

  • Nooraini Othman Perdana School of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, UTM International Campus, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

Keywords:

Islamic psychology, human nature, human development, environment, sustainability

Abstract

Psychology and human development play a very important role in environmental sustainability. This article intends to highlight some of the important theories and concepts in order to develop understanding on the subject matter from these angles. The approach is comparative in nature. It seeks to understand the concepts and theories from the Western and Islamic perspectives. Human nature and human development as well as human personality form the important basis of this work. Finally, it is concluded with the aspect of human relationship with the environment.

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Published

2017-12-21

How to Cite

Othman, N. (2017). A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN WESTERN AND ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. Online Journal of Research in Islamic Studies, 1(1), 5–29. Retrieved from https://adab.um.edu.my/index.php/RIS/article/view/9871

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Research Articles

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