Ibn Rushed Political Philosophy

Abstract

This paper entitled "Ibn Rushed political philosophy" aims at reviewing and analyzing Ibn rushed political thought which depends on philosophy in most of its aspects .It involves a comprehensive study of his philosophy in this respects .The choice of this topic is due to many considerations of which the pivotal status of Ibn Rushed in the Islamic thought as he talked about many issues including managing politics and types of governments as well as theorizing for the virtuous city " utopia ". In this respect, Ibn rushed has surpassed Plato's idealistic theory, proving the possibility of establishing a virtuous city through the succession of governments involving virtuous people in a given country that maintaing justice and stability as well as reformation and renewal .This paper reveals many facts concerning this topic and ends up with important findings that are valuable for both readers and researchers .Considering the various political views for the possibility of creating a good city " utopia " , and analyzing the factors of creating such utopia or a theoretical level .And if the main concept of the research is to consider the theoretical and practical aim which Ibn Rushed intended in his research in the field of politics as a philosophical research. The researcher divides the paper in to four parts. The first seetion has two aims :a/The subject of politics and its relation with other science.b/ The concept of Ibn Rushed concerning justice and its connection with the state and ruling .And the second section has two aims :a/ Between the policy of cities and types of rule .b/The application of the policy of cities within the philosophy of utopia.