On Preconditions for Ibn Khaldun’s Philosophy of History
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2021-17-2-51-76
Abstract
This article is devoted to the study of the preconditions for Ibn Khaldun’s philosophy of history. It is argued that his theory of history was both a result of his own intellectual development and previous theories. The author states that Ibn Khaldun was influenced by ancient thought, political culture of Western Asia and Islamic intellectual tradition. The first was Ancient Greek philosophy and medicine that he inherited from the great physicians and philosophers like Aristotle, Hippocrates and Galen. The second was cultural and political legacy of Sassanid Persia. The third prerequisite for formation of Ibn Khaldun’s theory of history was the adoption of the achievements of his predecessors, Islamic scientists, theologians and philosophers who had contributed to the rational critique of history.
About the Author
I. R. Nasyrov
Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ilshat R. NASYROV, D. Sci. (Philos.), leading research fellow, Department of Philosophy of Islamic World
bld. 1, 12, Goncharnaya Str., Moscow, 109240
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Nasyrov I.R. On Preconditions for Ibn Khaldun’s Philosophy of History. Islam in the modern world. 2021;17(2):51-76. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2021-17-2-51-76
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