"Jurisprudence of Social Interactions", Or Another Look at the Purpose , Method and Subject Area of Economics

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Nemati 1
Mahdi Movahedi Beknazar 2
Mohammad Javad Rezaei 2
1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Economics, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran,Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran,Iran.
10.30497/ies.2020.2781
Abstract
The interactions formed between the people of a society shape the “reality of the social life” of each society. It is clear that the thought of social scholars is both influencing and influenced by the formation of a particular way of interaction, but the important point is that each social thinker is trying to provide a meaningful life in his or her own perspective. But it is certain is the difference in scholars' interpretation of "improvement", "progress" or "regulated society" largely rooted in their philosophical assumptions. In this article, without going back to philosophical assumptions, we are going to provide an interpretation of economics. By this definition, we intend to rule out the "economic science (without adjective)" and to expose a new path for those interested in Islamic economics.
     In this article, Islamic economics which is called the Jurisprudence of social interactions, is the science of designing and presenting mechanisms of equitable benefit to society. Each socio-economic school proposes a specific mechanism for dealing with the problem of extracting, producing, distributing and consuming any goods in society to meet the needs of individuals in the community as well as to eliminate potential conflicts between them; It will include different bundles of property rights for that particular goods. Jurisprudence of social interactions presents Islamic mechanisms by defining and restricting property rights deriving from religion. "Social Interaction Jurisprudence" reflects a different view of the purpose, subject area, and method of Islamic social science, including Islamic economics, in the construction of society.
Keywords
Jurisprudence of Social Interactions؛ Islamic Economics؛ Bundles of Property Rights؛ institution of property؛ Mechanism Design. JEL Classification: A11
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