A Comparative Study of the Relationship between Knowledge and Power in the Thoughts of Philosophers in the West of Islamic Civilization (Ibn Bâjja, Ibn Tufail, Ibn Rushd)

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Garineh Keshishyan Siraki ¹ , Mahdi Ahmadi ²

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Received: 2020-05-26 Accepted : 2020-05-26 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: knowledge, Power, philosophy, West of Islamic Civilization,

Abstract :

  Garineh Keshishyan Siraki[1] Mahdi Ahmadi[2]       Abstract: The role of political thinkers and political philosophers in the West of Islamic civilization in its socio-political origin, despite the disorders of that era, has special credibility in the formation of political knowledge. Political philosophy and its role and relationship with the production of thought, knowledge, its impact and effectiveness on the political structure of Muslim societies in the West of Islamic civilization should be seen in the special view of Ibn Bajah in his work "Tadbir al-Mutawahid", Ibn Tufail in the sample of "Hayy Ibn Yaqzan" and Ibn Rushd searched philosophy with his methodology. Using a comparative method, in this paper, we have studied the relationship between knowledge and power in the minds of the above thinkers. The results of the paper were based on the precedence of knowledge over power in the thoughts of Ibn Bajah and Ibn Tufail. By supplementing the shortcomings in their philosophical concepts by confirming of Sharia and philosophy, Ibn Rushd emphasizes the special position of the philosopher in his desired political structure and the preference of the philosopher over the jurist in this structure. [1] - Assistant Professor ,Department of political science , South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran [2] - M A, Department of Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran