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He wrote the first philosophical novel. A child raised by a gazelle on a deserted island discovers God through reason alone.
The great commentator on Aristotle. He argued that philosophy and religion are two paths to the same truth, and neither should silence the other.
Connection
Ibn Tufayl patron and introducer Ibn Rushd — Ibn Tufayl introduced Ibn Rushd to the Almohad caliph who commissioned the Aristotle commentaries.
Ideas
Words
“Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence.”
Key Moments
c. 1105 CE
Born in al-Andalus
c. 1163 CE
Court Physician in Marrakesh
c. 1169 CE
Introducing Ibn Rushd to the Caliph
c. 1170 CE
Hayy ibn Yaqzan
1126 CE
Born in Cordoba
c. 1169 CE
Commissioned to Comment on Aristotle
c. 1180 CE
The Incoherence of the Incoherence
1195 CE
Exile and Restoration
Works
Hayy ibn Yaqzan
The Incoherence of the Incoherence