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Title:
The Improvement of Human Reason
Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan
Alternate Title: Hayy bin Yaqzan
Note: Reading ease score: 46.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe
From images generously made available by Gallica
Bibliotheque Nationale de France) at http:
//gallica.bnf.fr.
Summary: "The Improvement of Human Reason" by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufayl is a philosophical narrative written in the early 12th century. The work focuses on the life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan, a character seemingly raised in isolation, who explores the world and aims to uncover the knowledge of natural and supernatural truths entirely through his own reasoning and observations. The opening of the narrative presents a fascinating premise where Hai Ebn Yokdhan is introduced as an individual who may have been born spontaneously on an idyllic island free of human influence, or alternatively, as the child of a mother who abandoned him at birth. Raised by a Roe, he learns to navigate his environment through keen observation of nature while forming an understanding of his existence and the world around him. The text reflects on his gradual acquisition of knowledge, starting from the basic needs of survival to profound philosophical inquiries about life, the soul, and the divine, laying the groundwork for a discourse that blends natural philosophy with deeper metaphysical considerations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ibn Tufayl, Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 1105?-1185
EBook No.: 16831
Published: Oct 8, 2005
Downloads: 334
Language: English
Subject: Islamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
The Improvement of Human Reason
Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan
Alternate Title: Hayy bin Yaqzan
Note: Reading ease score: 46.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe
From images generously made available by Gallica
Bibliotheque Nationale de France) at http:
//gallica.bnf.fr.
Summary: "The Improvement of Human Reason" by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufayl is a philosophical narrative written in the early 12th century. The work focuses on the life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan, a character seemingly raised in isolation, who explores the world and aims to uncover the knowledge of natural and supernatural truths entirely through his own reasoning and observations. The opening of the narrative presents a fascinating premise where Hai Ebn Yokdhan is introduced as an individual who may have been born spontaneously on an idyllic island free of human influence, or alternatively, as the child of a mother who abandoned him at birth. Raised by a Roe, he learns to navigate his environment through keen observation of nature while forming an understanding of his existence and the world around him. The text reflects on his gradual acquisition of knowledge, starting from the basic needs of survival to profound philosophical inquiries about life, the soul, and the divine, laying the groundwork for a discourse that blends natural philosophy with deeper metaphysical considerations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ibn Tufayl, Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 1105?-1185
EBook No.: 16831
Published: Oct 8, 2005
Downloads: 334
Language: English
Subject: Islamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.