Title of article
Towards a Balancedand Holistic Approach to Thinking: A Contemporary Application of the Ghazzalian Framework
Author/Authors
Ismail, Mohd Zaidi b. Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) - Centre for Science and Environment Studies (KIAS), Malaysia
From page
21
To page
39
Abstract
The article highlights, within the context of the currently prevalent tendency among contemporary Muslims, two important lessons pertaining to a balanced and holistic approach to thinking which can be derived from the major works of AbĈ ČĀmid MuĄammad al-GhazzĀlą (d. 1111/505): one of them concerns the relation between memorisation and thinking while the other pertains to the relation between creative thinking and critical thinking. It demonstrates that just as memorising is a necessary condition in thinking, so is logic related to creativity as modes (or aspects) of thinking. It also shows that in both memorisation and thinking (whether critical or creative), imagination plays a great role.
Keywords
Knowledge , Ăaql , fikr , thinking , creative thinking , critical thinking , logic , memorisation , imagination , al , GhazzĀlą
Record number
2549686
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