Ibn Khaldun
1332–1406
“In the Muqaddimah, asabiyyah (social cohesion) drives the cycle of dynasties.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- TETrust in Experience8 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition7 / 10
- SRSkeptical Reflex7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Al-JahizCARTOGRAPHER
His Book of Animals offered early observations on adaptation and the sociology of speech.
- Al-BiruniCARTOGRAPHER
On India he practiced comparison without polemic, putting honest description first.
- Erasmus of RotterdamCARTOGRAPHER
Praise of Folly — Christian humanism, free will against Luther.
- Wang HuiKEEL
His Rise of Modern Chinese Thought rereads modernity from inside the tradition.
- ErasmusCARTOGRAPHER
Folly speaks truth. Reform within tradition. The dignity of conversation and learning.
- Alexis de TocquevilleCARTOGRAPHER
Democracy in America weighs equality's seductions and its soft despotisms.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Ibn Khaldun's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Ibn Khaldun or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREIbn Khaldun vs Al-JahizOn Mull's map Al-Jahiz sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶