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Ibn Khaldun on Politics - Dictionary of Arguments

Höffe I 134
Politik/Ibn Khaldun/Höffe: Ibn Khaldun explicitly with Aristotle considers the human being as a being that is designed for politics and domination. He sees the beginning in rural, tribal solidarity and modest communities.
Cities: In contrast to rural communities, urban societies represent progress by there cultural richness. However, their habituation to growing prosperity leads to a striving for luxury that carries the seeds of decadence and decay.
Community: This path from a modest community to one that is culturally superior, but dominated by well-being is reminiscent of Plato's Politeia, of its transition from the healthy to the luxuriant polis.
Religion: With regard to religion, Ibn Khaldun explains the two driving forces, political energy and religious zeal, as rival powers.
Politics: The fact that in the course of history the political side has gained the upper hand can be interpreted as desacralization and secularization of communities.


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The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Ibn Khaldun
Höffe I
Otfried Höffe
Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016


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