کۆتاییی هێز لەنێوان هزری ئیبن خەلدوون و مەکیاڤیللی

Abstract

The end of power has been an essential topic in the field of the philosophy of history for a long time by different civilizations from the East and the West. Ibn Khaldun and Machiavelli have been considered as two of the intellectuals of the middle and modern ages. Indeed, their views   are highly valued in the field of history in general and power along with its impacts in particular. Therefore, it is found necessary to shed light on this phenomenon by investigating on the concept of power, its history as well as its consequences according to the views of these two intellectuals. This study consists of four sections the introduction defines the concept of power in detail. Section one identifies the relationship between power and history. Moreover, section two approaches the concept of power according to Ibn Khaldun's views, while section three looks at the same phenomenon according to Machiavelli's. Section four, which is the conclusion, is concerned with the impacts of power according to these intellectuals' percpectives as well as their various influences