"The Improvement of Human Reason" by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufayl is a fascinating story about a person named Hai Ebn Yokdhan, who might have appeared out of nowhere on an island or was left there as a baby. Raised by a deer, Hai Ebn Yokdhan carefully watches nature, learning how to live and understand the world. As he grows, he figures things out, from basic needs to big questions about life, the soul, and something greater than the world we see, mixing science with ideas about the unseen.
The Improvement of Human Reason Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan
By Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufayl
A child alone on an island discovers life's deepest truths through simple observation, raising questions about nature, the soul, and the divine.
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About the AuthorIbn Ṭufayl was an Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath: a writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, and vizier.
Ibn Ṭufayl was an Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath: a writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, and vizier.
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