Ibn Khaldun
1332–1406
“Muqaddimah — asabiyyah (social cohesion) as the engine of dynastic cycles.”
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
Book of Animals — early observations on adaptation, sociology of speech.
- Al-BiruniCARTOGRAPHER
India — comparative method without polemic; honest description first.
- Erasmus of RotterdamCARTOGRAPHER
Praise of Folly — Christian humanism, free will against Luther.
- Wang HuiKEEL
Rise of modern Chinese thought — modernity reread from inside the tradition.
- ErasmusCARTOGRAPHER
Folly speaks truth. Reform within tradition. The dignity of conversation and learning.
- Alexis de TocquevilleCARTOGRAPHER
Democracy in America — 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 ▶