The Orange Trees of Marrakesh : : Ibn Khaldun and the Science of Man / / Stephen Frederic Dale.
In his masterwork Muqaddimah, the Arab Muslim Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406), a Tunisian descendant of Andalusian scholars and officials in Seville, developed a method of evaluating historical evidence that allowed him to identify the underlying causes of events. His methodology was derived from Aristoteli...
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| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction. Principles and Purpose
- 1. Ibn Khaldun’s World
- 2. The Two Paths to Knowledge
- 3. A Scholar-Official in a Dangerous World
- 4. The Method and the Model
- 5. The Rational State and the Laissez-Faire Economy
- 6. The Science of Man
- Conclusion. A Question of Knowledge
- Chronology
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index