Historian of Civilizations
Ibn Khaldun
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A North African historian and judge whose Muqaddimah studied how group solidarity raises dynasties and how comfort wears it down, and how to test historical reports.
Key work: The Muqaddimah (1377)
“It should be known that at the beginning of the dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
Group feeling builds states, and comfort wears it away.
Test a report against what is possible before you believe it.
History has patterns that can be studied.
Read more: Wikipedia
On the climb
Ibn Khaldun’s science of society
Group FeelingWeighing the ReportThe Shrinking Tax
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