{"title":"Javad Tabatabai","description":"\u003cp\u003eJavad Tabatabai's works offer a thoughtful exploration of philosophy, history, and social sciences, inviting readers to engage with complex ideas in an accessible manner. His writing often reflects on the intersection of culture and intellectual traditions, providing profound insights into the historical development of social thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those intrigued by the foundations of social sciences and the evolution of educational paradigms, Tabatabai's books resonate with readers seeking depth and clarity in topics related to \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e. His scholarship encourages a richer understanding of societal structures through a critical and reflective lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ibn-khaldun-and-the-social-sciences-by-javad-tabatabai-9781509551361","title":"Ibn Khaldun and the Social Sciences","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArabic and European studies of Ibn Khaldun, the great medieval polymath, follow one of two paths. In one direction, scholars interpret his \u003ci\u003eMuqaddimah\u003c\/i\u003e (‘Prolegomenon’), written in 1377, as the point at which the new social sciences emerged. They identify Ibn Khaldun’s ‘new science of culture’ as sociology or as an ‘Islamic’ alternative to sociology. In the other direction, the interpretation of Khaldunian discourse is confined to the Islamic–Aristotelian paradigm of its time. The epistemological novelty of the \u003ci\u003eMuqaddimah\u003c\/i\u003e is dismissed and the science of culture is perceived as a minor contribution to the Aristotelian curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharting a different path, Javad Tabatabai’s highly original book, \u003ci\u003eIbn Khaldun and the Social Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, is an enquiry into the condition of the im-possibility of the social sciences in the Islamic–Aristotelian paradigm. It theorizes the condition of im-possibility of the ‘scientific revolution’ as the ‘epistemic obstacle’ to modernity in Islamic civilization. This theorization revisits Michel Foucault’s discussion of the condition of possibility of the human sciences in light of the history of Christian–Aristotelian thought and the broader French debates about epistemology from Bachelard to Althusser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJavad Tabatabai offers a critical theory of tradition and modernity in the Middle East, elaborating on a historical situation where social and human sciences emerged by way of colonial and post-colonial translations of discourse from Europe, and in a historical and epistemological break with inherited traditions of knowledge. In this situation, Tabatabai highlights the significance of reactivating Ibn Khaldun’s critical reckoning with the limit of inherited traditions as the political-theological horizon of renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424338297068,"sku":"9781509551361","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509551361.jpg?v=1774768654"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/javad-tabatabai.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}