Introducing Islamic Critical Realism

Wilkinson, Matthew L. N.

Abstract

This article makes the case for a contemporary philosophy of Islam to help Muslims surmount the challenges of postmodernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that Muslims face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims. It argues that the philosophy of critical realism so fittingly underlabours for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine and practice as to suggest and necessitate the development of a distinctive Islamic critical realist philosophy, social and educational theory and world-view, specifically suited for this purpose. This approach is called Islamic critical realism.

Citation

Wilkinson, M. L. N. (2013). Introducing Islamic Critical Realism. Journal of Critical Realism, 12(4), 419-442. https://doi.org/10.1179/1476743013Z.00000000014

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Oct 8, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Critical Realism
• Print ISSN: 1476-7430
• Electronic ISSN: 1572-5138
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 419-442
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/1476743013Z.00000000014