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| Ibn Khaldun: Ibn Khaldun (1332 – 1406) was a Muslim historian, sociologist, philosopher, and economist from Tunis. He is considered one of the founders of sociology and economics, and his work has had a major influence on Western thought. In his work Muqaddimah, Ibn Khaldun developed a number of important concepts, such as the role of social cohesion in the rise and fall of empires._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Otfried Höffe on Ibn Khaldun - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 133 Ibn Khaldun/Höffe: [Ibn Khaldun's] Book of Examples (Kitab al-lbar) analyses (...) the rise and decay of communities. In [his] "Prolegomena zur Geschichte", probably the most important Arab contribution to the theory of history, social and cultural theory, Ibn Khaldun develops his "new science", a theory of culture, which enables the historian to discover the inner causes of historical dynamics. >History, >Historiography. Höffe I 134 The core is the asabiyya, the epitome of community-promoting life energies. Man/Community: Ibn Khaldun explicitly with Aristotle considers the human being as a being that is designed for politics and domination. He sees the beginning in rural, tribal solidarity and modest communities. Cities: In contrast to rural communities, urban societies represent progress by there cultural richness. >Society, >Community, >Aristotle._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27