TY - BOOK AU - Elmessiri, Abdelwahab M. (Editor), TI - Bias : : epistemological bias in the physical and social sciences SN - 9789380946153 U1 - 302 PY - 2006/// CY - Herndon, VA., PB - International Institute of Islamic Thought KW - Intellectual life KW - Islamic sociology KW - Knowledge, Theory of N2 - The gate of Ijtihad : an introduction to the study of epistemological bias / Abdelwahab Elmessiri Bias in western schools of thought : our heritage as the starting point for development / Adel Hussein Theories of political development : a case of biased discourse in the political sciences / Nasr M. Arif Modernizing vs. westernizing the social sciences : the case of psychology / Rafik Habib Bias in curricula and course contents / Hoda Hegazy An exploration of the nature of human artificial intelligence and the Qur'anic perspective / Mahmoud Dhaouadi Confronting bias in the third world culture / Ferial J. Ghazoul Beyond methodology : forms of bias in western literary criticism / Saad Abdulrahman al-Baziʻi Theories and principles of design in the architecture of Islamic societies : a ceremonial approach to community building / A. I. Abdelhalim Reflections on technology and development : a cultural perspective / Hamed Ibrahim el-Mously Philosophical beliefs underlying the formulation of physical laws / Mahjoob Taha ER -