Selections from Ibn Khaldun's introduction

In his famous book "The Introduction," the Arab historian and philosopher Ibn Khaldun addresses the social nature of man and the importance of cooperation between individuals in building prosperous societies. He emphasizes that humans are social beings by nature, as they seek to fulfill their basic needs such as food, drink, and shelter, and achieve this in cooperation and solidarity with other humans. Ibn Khaldun also focuses on the importance of forming social structures capable of protec...