About this episode

The episode explores Ibn Khaldun's concept of asabiyyah and its relevance to the current elevation of AI as a collective purpose.

Episode Description: Using Ibn Khaldun’s concept of asabiyyah (ah-sa-BEE-yah), a word derived from Arabic that roughly translates to tribal solidarity or social cohesion, we examine how AI is being rhetorically elevated to the status of collective purpose.

People in this episode

Host: Angel Evan

Topics covered

• AI
• social cohesion
• tribal solidarity
• rhetoric
• collective purpose

Keywords

• Ibn Khaldun
• AI
• asabiyyah
• social cohesion
• tribal solidarity
• collective purpose
• rhetoric

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Asabiyyah

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