The Epistemology of Ibn Khaldun

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.

List of contents

GENERAL INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 OF THE MUQADDIMA; Chapter 2 MAN AS THINKING ANIMAL; Chapter 3 THE DIVISION OF THE SCIENCES; Chapter 4 The INTELLECTUAL SCIENCES; Chapter 5 SCHOLARSHIP AS A SCIENCE AND PEDAGOGICAL METHOD; Chapter 6 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE; Chapter 7 CONCLUSIONS AND FINDINGS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index;

About the author

Zaid Ahmad is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Civilizational Studies at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He lectures on various subjects in Philosophy, Ethics, Islamic Thought, History and Civilizational Studies. Among his latest publications is 'Epistemology and Human Dimension in Urban Studies', in Urban Issues and Challenges, Kuala Lumpur.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Zaid Ahmad, Ahmad Zaid
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2003
• EAN: 9780415302852
• ISBN: 978-0-415-30285-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Civilization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge