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A young boy raises himself on a deserted island and by power of his observations graduates from imitation animals to human behaviour. A philosophical investiga
by niemandhier 3y ago
A young boy raises himself on a deserted island and by power of his observations graduates from imitation animals to human behaviour.
A philosophical investigation in how our environment shapes us and how we transcend.
Probably the most important work of Islamic philosophy.
- xeonmc 3y agoInspiration for The Jungle Book?
- smel 3y agoI read the original version several times when I was young ... The kid has been raised by an animal through observation, guessing and experimentation he cames to some discoveries and conclusions about life, death, elements of the universe, god ... he even become vegans and eat only falling fruits because he thought animal and plants are sentient just like humans but with different degrees of sophistication ... Ibn Tufail is very famous in my country we have several schools, universities, hospitals in his name