{"product_id":"9781780745640","title":"Ibn Tufayl: Living the Life of Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003eIbn Tufayl (1105–1185) was an Andalusian courtier, philosopher, Sufi master, and royal physician to the Almohad Caliphs. He inspired the 12th-century Andalusian revolt against Ptolemaic astronomy and through his sponsorship he was also responsible for the career of the most renowned Aristotelian of medieval times, Abu al-Walid Ibn Rushd (the Latin Averroes). In Ibn Tufayl, we see an exemplar of the kind of versatile and pious scholar early Almohad culture wanted to cultivate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbn Tufayl’s own intellectual outlook is preserved for us in \u003ci\u003eHayy Ibn Yaqzan,\u003c\/i\u003e a philosophical romance that is one of the most beloved and best read pieces in all Arabic literature. A popular and often-copied work in early modern Europe, \u003ci\u003eHayy\u003c\/i\u003e has for many come to represent what is distinctive of high classical Arabic philosophy. \u003ci\u003eIbn Tufayl\u003c\/i\u003e sets one of the most famous Arabic philosophical works of all time in its historical and philosophical context: it paints a vivid portrait of the world as Ibn Tufayl saw it and as he wished for it to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ONEWorld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062296887536,"sku":"9781780745640","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780745640_p0.jpg?v=1763714181","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780745640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}