Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- General Introduction
- Part I On History
- Part II On Combat Solidarities
- Part III On the State
- Part IV Cities
- Part V Earning a Living
- 25 On the true meaning of ‘subsistence’ and ‘profit’
- 26 Happiness and profit generally go to those who are skilled at flattery and know when to bend the knee
- 27 Crafts and professions cannot fully flourish if sedentary civilization and population growth are not flourishing as well
- Part VI Sciences
- Part VII Texts from Ibn Khaldūn’s Universal History
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
25 - On the true meaning of ‘subsistence’ and ‘profit’
from Part V - Earning a Living
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2025
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- General Introduction
- Part I On History
- Part II On Combat Solidarities
- Part III On the State
- Part IV Cities
- Part V Earning a Living
- 25 On the true meaning of ‘subsistence’ and ‘profit’
- 26 Happiness and profit generally go to those who are skilled at flattery and know when to bend the knee
- 27 Crafts and professions cannot fully flourish if sedentary civilization and population growth are not flourishing as well
- Part VI Sciences
- Part VII Texts from Ibn Khaldūn’s Universal History
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
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- Ibn Khaldūn: Political Thought , pp. 154 - 159Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025