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IBN TUFAYL'S HAYY IBN YAQZAN
IBN TUFAYL'S HAYY IBN YAQZAN
Subtitle:
A Philosophical Tale
Book Category:
Fiction > General
Author:
Tufayl, Ibn
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN 10:
226303101
ISBN 13:
9780226303109
Price:
USD 17.00
Publication Year:
2009

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University of Chicago Press.

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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 written as well as those of every contemporary society. Goodman's commentary places Hayy Ibn Yaqzan in its historical and philosophical context. The volume features a new preface and index, and an updated bibliography. UK Price: 11.50 GBP

 
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