Sami Al-Daghistani

Ethical Teachings of Ab¿ ¿¿mid al-Ghaz¿l¿

Economics of Happiness

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Produktbeschreibung

This book studies the interplay of economic philosophy and moral conduct as reflected in the writings of one of the most renowned scholars in Islamic history, Ab¿ ¿¿mid al-Ghaz¿l¿ (d. 1111). Al-Ghaz¿l¿ contributed to Islamic theology, philosophy, and Sufism but is also regarded as one of the forerunners of classical economic thought in Islamic tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781839988523
• ISBN-10: 1839988525
• Artikelnr.: 66925606

Autorenporträt

Sami Al-Daghistani is a postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society in Oslo and an associate faculty member at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research in New York. He is also a research scholar in the Middle East Institute at Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Ab
amid al-Ghaz
l
- between Politics, Philosophy, and Sufism; 2. History of Islamic Economic Thought; 3. Al-Ghaz
l
's Economic Teachings and the Science of the Hereafter ('ilm al-
khira); 4. Classical Economics and its Worldviews; 5. Contemporary Debates - al-Ghaz
l
and Modern Economics; Conclusion: Conundrum of Ethics in Economics - a Feasible Possibility or Vain Attempt?; Appendix 1: Historical Development of Some of the Most Prominent Classical Islamic Scholars on Economic Thought; Appendix 2: Selected quotations of al-Ghazali's Economic Teachings in the English Language; Bibliography; Index.