Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy

The purpose of this paper is to advocate for an alternative philosophy of medicine that capable of addressing all aspects of medical research, the ethical, epistemological and metaphysical problems. The basic presupposition of the paper is that the Islamic principles on promoting health and preventi...

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Main Author: Shogar, Ibrahim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling iium-537722016-12-28T06:13:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53772/ Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy Shogar, Ibrahim RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine The purpose of this paper is to advocate for an alternative philosophy of medicine that capable of addressing all aspects of medical research, the ethical, epistemological and metaphysical problems. The basic presupposition of the paper is that the Islamic principles on promoting health and preventing disease could play an important role in developing such a holistic approach. Utilizing the traditional method of analysis, the paper has investigated the three major frameworks of explanation that dominated the history of medical philosophy: (a) the humoral model, which based on balance of the humors; (b) modernity model, which based on causal explanation; and (c) the post-modern model that emphasizes the probabilistic method of interpretation. The paper investigated the three forms of explanation that based on the above domains, (i) the normative, (ii) the descriptive, and (iii) integrated; and traced their impact on good medical practices. The paper especially explored principles of Islamic medical philosophy and its role in promoting the holistic medical philosophy. Along the way, the paper has discussed the ideal relationship between physician and patient according to Islamic perspective. Keywords: disease prevention, health promotion, medical philosophy, causal interpretation, normative approach. 2016-10-21 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53772/1/Principles%20of%20Health%20%282%29.pdf Shogar, Ibrahim (2016) Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy. In: 2en World Congress on Integration of Knowledge, 21-23 October 2016, IIUM, Kuantan. (Unpublished)
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Shogar, Ibrahim
Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
description The purpose of this paper is to advocate for an alternative philosophy of medicine that capable of addressing all aspects of medical research, the ethical, epistemological and metaphysical problems. The basic presupposition of the paper is that the Islamic principles on promoting health and preventing disease could play an important role in developing such a holistic approach. Utilizing the traditional method of analysis, the paper has investigated the three major frameworks of explanation that dominated the history of medical philosophy: (a) the humoral model, which based on balance of the humors; (b) modernity model, which based on causal explanation; and (c) the post-modern model that emphasizes the probabilistic method of interpretation. The paper investigated the three forms of explanation that based on the above domains, (i) the normative, (ii) the descriptive, and (iii) integrated; and traced their impact on good medical practices. The paper especially explored principles of Islamic medical philosophy and its role in promoting the holistic medical philosophy. Along the way, the paper has discussed the ideal relationship between physician and patient according to Islamic perspective. Keywords: disease prevention, health promotion, medical philosophy, causal interpretation, normative approach.
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author Shogar, Ibrahim
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title Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
title_short Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
title_full Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
title_fullStr Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
title_full_unstemmed Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
title_sort principles of health promotion and disease prevention in islamic medical philosophy
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/53772/
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