Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale

by Ibn Tufail

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The Arabic philosophical fable Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185), the Andalusian philosopher, tells of a child raised by a doe on an equatorial island who grows up to discover the truth about the world and his own place in it, unaided-but also unimpeded-by society, language, or tradition. Hayy's discoveries about God, nature, and man challenge the values of the culture in which the tale was...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226303101

ISBN13:9780226303109

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"

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