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Ibn Tufayl (ĭ`bən t fāl`), d. 1185/86?, 12th-century Spanish-Arab philosopher and physician, b. near Granada. His chief work was a philosophical romance, Hayy ibn Yaqzan, describing the development of a hermit, who, after long seclusion on an island, attains knowledge of the divine. He later comes into contact with a man trained in religion, the point of the work being the conflict between philosophy and religion. The book was translated into several European languages in the 17th cent. and was widely read. Ibn Tufayl, called Abubacer by Europeans, was famous as a physician.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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878-950), Ibn Sina (980-1037), al-Ghazali (1058-1111), Ibn Tufayl (ca. Miguel Cruz Hernandez writes a masterful summary of the development of Andalusi thought that includes the twelfth-century Aristotelians, Ibn Rushd and Ibn Tufayl (each the subject of an essay by other authors), and the great figures of the fourteenth century, Ibn al-Khatib and Ibn Khaldun. |
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