İslamî Psikolojinin İmkânı, Gerekliliği ve Nasıllığı

Undoubtedly, every scientist researches and develops his/her theories in accordance with the spirit of his/her age (Zeitgeist) within the framework of the possibilities and limits of the culture and civilization he/she lives in. The scientific basis and character of the psychology that has been developed in modern Western thought, is also subject to these possibilities and limits. Psychology, which emerged as a separate discipline from philosophy in the 19th century with its unique concepts and theories, is based on the Judeo-Christian tradition and positivist understanding of science in the context of its possibilities and limits. It is controversial to what extent psychology is valid for individuals with different worldviews due to the paradigm and foundations that have been effective in its historical development. This study aimed to find an answer to ‘how/to what extend’ the Islamic psychology tradition should be formed by discussing the adequacy of modern psychology to identify individuals with an Islamic worldview as the basic method to be used in recognizing the human spirit. In the study, which consisted of two stages, is evaluated firstly, the possibility of adapting modern psychology to the Islamic worldview and secondly the possibility of establishing a psychology-based only on Islamic sources.