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IBN KHALDŪN

1332–1406

ʿAṣabiyya (The Provisional Collective as Solidarity)

Ibn Khaldūn: civilizations rise on group solidarity (ʿaṣabiyya) and fall when that solidarity dissolves into luxury. The Provisional Collective is governed by the recognition that the Church's ʿaṣabiyya must be replenished, not consumed. The Vow to Treat Time with Respect (§3.4.3) is anti-luxurious by design. Meetings end on time. Records are kept. Care is rationed and renewed. The civilization is built to last past the founding cohort.

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The Provisional CollectiveDoctrine Concept Al-fārābīMedieval Al-ghazālīMedieval Averroes (ibn rushd)Medieval Avicenna (ibn sīnā)Medieval Ibn arabiMedieval Julian of norwichMedieval OckhamMedieval

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