
Full title
The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe From images generously made available by Gallica Bibliotheque Nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.
Release date
2005-10-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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A pioneering Andalusian thinker, physician, and court official, he is best remembered for the philosophical tale Hayy ibn Yaqzan, a story of self-discovery that traveled far beyond the medieval Islamic world. His writing blends reason, observation, and spiritual reflection in a way that still feels fresh centuries later.
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