PHILOSOPHER

Ibn Tufail

1110 - 1185

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Ibn Ṭufayl (c. 1105 – 1185) was an Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath: a writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic theologian, physician, astronomer, and vizier. As a philosopher and novelist, he is most famous for writing the first philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (The Living Son of the Vigilant), considered a major work of Arabic literature emerging from Al-Andalus. As a physician, he was an early supporter of dissection and autopsy, which was expressed in his novel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Tufail is the 161st most popular philosopher (up from 187th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Ibn Tufail is most famous for his philosophical novel, "Hayy ibn Yaqzan" (meaning "Alive, son of Awake"). The book, written in Arabic, tells the story of a man who is raised in isolation on an island and discovers the world through his own observations and reasoning. The book was an early example of philosophical fiction and had a major influence on later European thinkers, including Gottfried Leibniz, Baruch Spinoza, and George Berkeley.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ibn Tufail ranks 161 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Schleiermacher, György Lukács, Clement of Alexandria, Max Stirner, Max Scheler, and Hans Kelsen. After him are Oswald Spengler, Paul Ricœur, Herbert Marcuse, Athanasius Kircher, Melissus of Samos, and Ferdinand Tönnies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Ibn Tufail ranks 2. Before him is Pope Lucius III. After him are Antipope Paschal III, John of Salisbury, John Tzetzes, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Odo de St Amand, Diarmait Mac Murchada, García Ramírez of Navarre, Maurice de Sully, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, and Kaykaus I. Among people deceased in 1185, Ibn Tufail ranks 5. Before him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Pope Lucius III, Afonso I of Portugal, and Chrétien de Troyes. After him are Andronikos I Komnenos, Bhāskara II, Agnes of Courtenay, Emperor Antoku, Manuel Komnenos, Andronikos Doukas Angelos, and John Kinnamos.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn Tufail ranks 83 out of 3,355. Before him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Francisco Gento (1933), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Amancio Ortega (1936), and Avempace (1080). After him are Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Roderic (688), and Juan Gris (1887).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Ibn Tufail ranks 5. Before him are Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Ibn Arabi (1165), and Ramon Llull (1232). After him are José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Francisco Suárez (1548), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240).

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