comparing islamic and psychological views on happiness

Islamic Views on Organ Donation Transplantation

Happiness Economics: A New Road to Measuring and Comparing Happiness

This paper deals with the concept of happiness in economics. Of late there has come into life a branch of happiness economics and it is this field that will be our concern. Actually, not only economists are interested in quantifications of happiness but also researchers in other disciplines. Notably there are several psychologists who investigate happiness as well. We mention Schimmack et al. (...

Comparing the Happiness Effects of Real and On-Line Friends

A recent large Canadian survey permits us to compare face-to-face ('real-life') and on-line social networks as sources of subjective well-being. The sample of 5,000 is drawn randomly from an on-line pool of respondents, a group well placed to have and value on-line friendships. We find three key results. First, the number of real-life friends is positively correlated with subjective well-being ...

Informed Consent with a Focus on Islamic Views

For at least 50 years informed consent in medicine has focused on the principle of autonomy. Recently, attention has been given to informed consent being a shared decision. A primary mandate to do what is in the best interest of the patient still remains. The shared view looks to expand beyond the dyadic image of doctor and patient, to acknowledge the essential contribution to be made to inform...

The Relationship of Religious Beliefs and Psychological Well-being with Happiness in Psychology Students of Sari Islamic Azad University- 2016

Introduction: The psychological well-being and happiness are important components in people’s lives, this study was designed to investigate the relationship between religious beliefs, psychological well-being and happiness in psychology students. Methods: This is a descriptive study. The sample of study was all 200 psychology undergraduate student of Sari Islamic Azad University in 2015-2...

Global Business Norms and Islamic Views of Women’s Employment

This paper examines the issue of gender equality within Islam in order to develop an ethical framework for businesses operating in Muslim majority countries. We pay attention to the role of women and seemingly inconsistent expectations of Islamic and western societies with regard to appropriate gender roles. In particular, we contrast a mainstream western liberal individualist view of freedom a...