Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2014

Ibn Khaldun�s Social Structure Analysis

Mehmet Devrim Topses

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The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive examination of the sociological methodology of Ibn Khaldun’s social structure analyses. In this paper, which is a theoretical study consisting of literature investigation, two of the Turkish translations of Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah are analyzed and furthermore various works on Ibn Khaldun’s methodology have been made use of. This paper will argue that Ibn Khaldun follows a rationalist method based on observation, and he seeks causal relations between for social phenomena. It will further argue that Ibn Khaldun analyzes social structure through the human–nature relationship. The main reason of naming Ibn Khaldun as the “harbinger of modern social sciences” is the modern methodology he employed in 14th century. We expect that this paper would contribute to studies focusing on the historical foundations of social sciences.

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MEHMET DEVRIM TOPSES Ibn Khaldun�s Social Structure Analysis Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. III

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