Reading Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan : a cross-cultural history of autodidacticism / / Avner Ben-Zaken

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463378903321
• Autore: Ben-Zaken Avner
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 0-8018-9972-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Collana: History of science
• Disciplina: 181/.92
• Soggetti: Islamic philosophy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : the pursuit for the "natural-self" -- Taming the mystic (Marrakesh, 1160s) -- Climbing the ladder of philosophy (Barcelona, 1348) -- Defying authority, defying predestination and conquering nature (Florence, 1493) -- Employing the self and experimenting with nature (Oxford, 1671) -- Conclusion : sampling the history of autodidacticism.