The Epistemology of Ibn Khaldun
Author | : Zaid Ahmad |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2004-03-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134413805 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134413807 |
Rating | : 4/5 (807 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Epistemology of Ibn Khaldun written by Zaid Ahmad and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an analytical examination of Ibn Khaldun's epistemology, centred on Chapter Six of the Muqaddima. In this chapter, entitled The Book of Knowledge (Kitab al'Ilm), Ibn Khaldun sketched his general ideas about knowledge and science and its relationship with human social organisation and the establishment of a civilisation.