Open AccessOn Preconditions for Ibn Khaldun’s Philosophy of History
Author(s) -
И. Р. Насыров
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
islam v sovremennom mire
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-7221
pISSN - 2074-1529
DOI - 10.22311/2074-1529-2021-17-2-51-76
Subject(s) - islamic philosophy , islam , philosophy , history of islam , politics , intellectual history , political philosophy , epistemology , philosophy of history , classics , literature , history , theology , law , art , political science , economic history
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 inuenced by ancient thought, political culture of Western Asia and Islamic intellectual tradition. The rst 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.