Analytical Comparison of Islamic Intellectuals’ Holistic Perspective on Environment Concept and Common Philosophical Approaches in Nursing
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Introduction: The concept of environment is one of the importance concepts in many models and theories of nursing. Paying attention to the role of environment and nursing is issues for nursing scientists.So, in this article, after presenting holistic views from the perspective of the existing philosophical schools in nursing, an analytical comparison has been made between them and Islam in terms of conceptual content.
Method: The study was conducted narrative review in 2020 using the library research method to analyze and compare the concept of environment from the perspective of Islam and other philosophical schools of nursing. Search with keywords holistic, holism, Islamic thought, simultaneous action and reciprocal interaction worldview, and nursing in SID, Medlib, Iranmedex, Magiran Irandoc, Pubmed, Scoupus, ISI, and Isc databases from of 1980 to 2021 was done. Also, the philosophical books of Islamic literature was assessed.
Results: In the holistic phylosophy, reciprocal interaction worldview, the human environment surrounds the environmental environment about the ability of individual adaptability, in this approach, the effects of factors such as economics, culture and social issues are overlooked and does not explain it. In the simultaneous action worldview, humans and the environment are continuous and integrated with each other, in such a way that man is not separate from the world. Therefore, human understanding is a reflection of the world. . Meanwhile, the Islamic view believes that man have two environments outer and inner .
Conclusion: One of the important dimensions of environmental health is the health of behavior and good communication between people in the community. To achieve this important thing, in the heavenly and divine teachings of Islam, paying attention to good relations with members of human societies and good fellowship is one of the issues emphasized in Islamic laws.
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