Hayy ibn Yaqzan
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Hayy ibn Yaqzan is a 12th-century philosophical novel by Ibn Tufayl that explores human reason, self-discovery, and the nature of knowledge through the life of a boy raised in isolation on a deserted island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hayy ibn Yaqzan canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
allegorical tale
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate power of unaided reason
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to reconcile philosophy and religion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alive, Son of Awake
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Hayy bin Yaqzan NERFINISHED ⓘ Philosophus Autodidactus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Tufayl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Asal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| explores |
cosmology
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metaphysics ⓘ mystical experience ⓘ natural religion ⓘ possibility of attaining truth without revelation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of human intellect
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empirical observation ⓘ rational inference ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Philosophus Autodidactus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Andalusian Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daniel Defoe
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European Enlightenment thought ⓘ John Locke NERFINISHED ⓘ Robinson Crusoe NERFINISHED ⓘ philosophical novel tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Avicenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | philosophical allegory ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hayy ibn Yaqzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | boy raised in isolation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| period | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Peripatetic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | deserted island ⓘ |
| structure | prose narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
education without society
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epistemology ⓘ human reason ⓘ natural theology ⓘ nature of knowledge ⓘ relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ solitude and contemplation ⓘ |
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