Hayy ibn Yaqzan
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Ibn Tufayl's Hayy ibn Yaqzan is a classical philosophical novel that follows a feral child who, raised in isolation, attains knowledge of nature, God, and reason through observation and reflection.
The narrative contrasts natural philosophical knowledge with revealed religious teachings when the protagonist encounters society and its prophet, exploring tensions between reason and revelation.
The work influenced later Enlightenment and philosophical literature and serves as a medieval Islamic inquiry into human epistemology, ethics, and the role of society in moral development.
In Saemi's discussion, the story illustrates how prophetic laws might be socially pragmatic or morally suboptimal yet serve pedagogical or stabilizing functions.
The narrative contrasts natural philosophical knowledge with revealed religious teachings when the protagonist encounters society and its prophet, exploring tensions between reason and revelation.
The work influenced later Enlightenment and philosophical literature and serves as a medieval Islamic inquiry into human epistemology, ethics, and the role of society in moral development.
In Saemi's discussion, the story illustrates how prophetic laws might be socially pragmatic or morally suboptimal yet serve pedagogical or stabilizing functions.
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Amir Saemi
Amir Saemi, "Morality and Revelation in Islamic Thought and Beyond: A New Problem of Evil" (Oxford UP, 2024)
