Islamic Economics and the Environment: A Study on Entropy

Abstract

This study examines the concept of entropy in the context of Islamic economics and the environment. In particular, it analyzes the relationship between entropy and the environment and addresses important environmental issues related to the sustainable use of natural resources. The aim of the study is to emphasize that entropic processes are a highly explanatory variable in the context of Islamic economics, that Islamic economic environmental philosophy should be further synthesized with the concept of entropy, and that entropy can provide an empirical framework for environmental issues. Throughout the study, it is assumed that Islamic economic philosophy has a natural environmental sensitivity and offers a natural measure of degradation. In this context, it is emphasized that the concept of entropy should find a wider place in the Islamic economics literature and Islamic economics theorists should develop approaches in this direction. The fact that the literature on Islamic economics and the environment is quite scarce and the existing studies generally address environmental problems through philosophical propositions brings the empirical concerns of the study to the forefront. In this context, the study focuses on the concept of entropy, which is a very important concept in the physics literature. The fact that there is no literature that deals with environmental problems at the level of Islamic economics and entropy increases the importance and originality of the study.

Keywords

• Islamic Economics
• Entropy
• Environment
• Interest

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