UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS AS A DRIVING FACTOR FOR THE INTEGRATIVEINTERCONNECTIVE APPROACH: A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

 In his book titled Multidisiplin, Interdisiplin, and Transdisciplin: Metode Studi Agama
dan Studi Islam di Era Kontemporer, Chapter V, M. Amin Abdullah, the author, describes the tension between the logic of religion and the logic of science during the covid-19 outbreak. It means that the integrative-interconnective paradigm is still experiencing stagnation in the axiological order. Abdullah himself admits that dialoguing science and religion is still far away, let alone integrating them. In his observations, serious discussions about the relationship between science and religion are still rare. This article tries to give some insights from a psychological perspective through the very idea of awareness. To realize the integrative-interconnective paradigm, awareness is needed at a higher level than personal awareness, namely universal awareness. Therefore, this article tries to connect universal awareness with the concept of integrative-interconnective appriach, where universal awareness has a position as a driving factor in the formation of integrative-interconnective scientific axiology. The result of this research is about how universal awareness can be a driving factor for integrative-interconnective science. While the expected implications of this research are mainly as a reflection material for scientists, especially Muslim scientists, to achieve the axiological goals of the integrative-interconnective paradigm so that this can be the initial foothold for realizing integrative-interconnective goals in both the education sector and the social sector