Ibn Tufayl
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Ibn Tufayl was a 12th-century Andalusian Arab philosopher, physician, and novelist best known for his philosophical tale "Hayy ibn Yaqzan," which explored reason, revelation, and human nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Tufayl canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Ibn Tufayl Context triple: [Almohad dynasty, notableFigure, Ibn Tufayl]
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Ibn Miskawayh
Ibn Miskawayh was a 10th–11th century Persian Muslim philosopher and historian renowned for his influential works on ethical philosophy and the cultivation of character.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Tufayl Target entity description: Ibn Tufayl was a 12th-century Andalusian Arab philosopher, physician, and novelist best known for his philosophical tale "Hayy ibn Yaqzan," which explored reason, revelation, and human nature.
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A.
Ibn Miskawayh
Ibn Miskawayh was a 10th–11th century Persian Muslim philosopher and historian renowned for his influential works on ethical philosophy and the cultivation of character.
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B.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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D.
Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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E.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andalusian philosopher
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Arab philosopher ⓘ Islamic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ |
| authorOf | Hayy ibn Yaqzan ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1105 ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1185 ⓘ |
| employer |
Almohad dynasty
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surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
|
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
literature ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭufayl al-Qaysī ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical novel ⓘ |
| givenName |
Muhammad
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surface form:
Muḥammad
|
| influenced |
Averroes
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Daniel Defoe ⓘ European Enlightenment thinkers ⓘ John Locke ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Al-Farabi
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Aristotle ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ |
| kunya |
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
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surface form:
Abū Bakr
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainWork | Hayy ibn Yaqzan ⓘ |
| movement | Western Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Ibn Tufayl self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
harmony of reason and revelation
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natural human capacity to know God through reason ⓘ use of philosophical fiction to explore epistemology ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Averroes ⓘ |
| occupation |
court physician
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vizier ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Guadix
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Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
near Granada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Almohad dynasty
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surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
Marrakesh ⓘ |
| positionHeld | physician to the Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ |
| region |
Andalusia
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surface form:
al-Andalus
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| workSubject |
epistemology
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human nature ⓘ mysticism ⓘ reason ⓘ revelation ⓘ |
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