What is the philosopher self-taught about?
In the beginning, an un-identified narrator runs into a wonderful wise man.
Ibn Tufayl
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Ibn Ṭufayl’s Critique of Politics — Idris
Murad Idris.
Open to Reason — Souleymane Bachir Diagne
The French version of this book was first published in 2004 by Éditions Panama in Paris, and in 2013 by Philippe Rey / Jimsaan in Paris and Dakar.
The Politics of Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān — Idris
I’m currently writing a book on the politics, ethics, and global reception history of Ibn Ṭufayl’s Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān, so I’m grateful for the opportunity to be in conversation with you.
Ibn Tufayl and the story of the feral child of philosophy — Idris & Elshakry
First paragraphs of the article, that can be read online:
“Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Andalusian, fashioned the feral child in philosophy.
Open to Reason — Diagne
The title of the French original book (published in 2013) asked the question:” Comment philosopher en Islam?” meaning literally “How to philosophize in Islam?”.
Producing Islamic philosophy — Murad Idris
From the article’s abstract: “In recent decades, the trope that classical Muslim thinkers anticipated or influenced modern European thought has provided an easy endorsement of their contemporary relevance.
