The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking
Abstract: Many current researches have sought to explore the thought and contributions of Ibn Khaldūn to the various disciplines of human knowledge including philosophy of history, historiography, politics, economics, and education. Little interest, however, is given to his contributions to the theo...
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| description | Abstract: Many current researches have sought to explore the thought and contributions of Ibn Khaldūn to the various disciplines of human knowledge including philosophy of history, historiography, politics, economics, and education. Little interest, however, is given to his contributions to the theory of critical thinking. This research investigates Ibn Khaldūn’s perspective on critical thinking and critique of intellectual disciplines while exploring its origin and dimensions. The research shows that Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking is essentially entrenched in the fundamental vision and origins of Islam, and reflective of the broad Islamic scholarship and the practices of Muslim scholars across the different religious and rational disciplines. What characterises Ibn Khaldūn’s contribution to the field of critical thinking is his ability to apply it across various fields of scholarship yet with a conscious attention to society’s dynamics, particularly the practical dimensions and implications of his theory of human society (‘umrān basharī).
Keywords: Critical thinking; Ibn Khaldūn; muqaddimah; ‘umrān; Islamic rationality. |
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| spelling | iium-472432016-07-18T00:20:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47243/ The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking Machouche, Salah Bensaid, Benaouda B69 History and systems Abstract: Many current researches have sought to explore the thought and contributions of Ibn Khaldūn to the various disciplines of human knowledge including philosophy of history, historiography, politics, economics, and education. Little interest, however, is given to his contributions to the theory of critical thinking. This research investigates Ibn Khaldūn’s perspective on critical thinking and critique of intellectual disciplines while exploring its origin and dimensions. The research shows that Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking is essentially entrenched in the fundamental vision and origins of Islam, and reflective of the broad Islamic scholarship and the practices of Muslim scholars across the different religious and rational disciplines. What characterises Ibn Khaldūn’s contribution to the field of critical thinking is his ability to apply it across various fields of scholarship yet with a conscious attention to society’s dynamics, particularly the practical dimensions and implications of his theory of human society (‘umrān basharī). Keywords: Critical thinking; Ibn Khaldūn; muqaddimah; ‘umrān; Islamic rationality. IIUM Press 2015-12-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47243/1/694-1618-3-PB.pdf Machouche, Salah and Bensaid, Benaouda (2015) The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking. Intellectual Discourse, 23 (2). pp. 201-228. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 http:www.iium.edu.my |
| spellingShingle | B69 History and systems Machouche, Salah Bensaid, Benaouda The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| title | The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| title_full | The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| title_fullStr | The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| title_full_unstemmed | The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| title_short | The roots and constructs of Ibn Khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| title_sort | roots and constructs of ibn khaldūn’s critical thinking |
| topic | B69 History and systems |
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