Ibn Khaldun and the Social Sciences
discourse on the condition of im-possibility
$35.98
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
16 February 2025
Summary
Ibn Khaldun: Reimagining the Social Sciences
Arabic and European studies of Ibn Khaldun, the great medieval polymath, often diverge. Some interpret his Muqaddimah (‘Prolegomenon’), written in 1377, as the birthplace of the social sciences, identifying his ‘new science of culture’ as sociology or its Islamic counterpart. Others confine Khaldunian discourse to the Islamic–Aristotelian paradigm, dismissing the Muqaddimah’s epistemological novelty.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509551361 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1509551360 |
| Series: | Critical South |
| Author: | Javad Tabatabai, Philip Grant, Milad Odabaei |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 16 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“After Kant and Foucault, here is Javad Tabatabai’s version of What is Enlightenment? Tabatabai demonstrates that despite his undeniable genius, Ibn Khaldun, considered the founder of social sciences in the XIVth century, was unable to operate the critical revolution that his vision of science required. More than a book on Iran though, and a reflection on all its epistemological obstacles, Tabatabai’s masterpiece offers a profound meditation on the creative resources that secretly hide behind any condition of impossibility.”Catherine Malabou, Professor of Philosophy, Kingston University
About The Author
Javad Tabatabai
Javad Tabatabai was formerly Professor and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Tehran.
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