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Reading Ḥayy Ibn-Yaqẓān : A Cross-Cultural History of Autodidacticism by Avner Ben-Zaken (2011, Hardcover)
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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801897394
ISBN-139780801897399
eBay Product ID (ePID)102767302
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Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameReading ḤAyy Ibn-YaqẓāN : a Cross-Cultural History of Autodidacticism
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
SubjectEuropean / General, Religious, History, Europe / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorAvner Ben-Zaken
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Science, History
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2010-008071
ReviewsThis engaging book is slight in size yet ambitious in scope and innovative in methodology... overall, this is a splendid and daring book!, This whirlwind tour through five centuries does an immense amount of work in presenting of both the text itself and four contexts of reception. Ben-Zaken's patient 'de-layering' of each generation's use of the text uncovers new readings of all-contexts - the original work and of its repeated translations., This book will inspire future scholars along three different paths. First,it encourages fuller development of the reception-history of Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan; second, it opens up new directions in the study of the wider themes of autodidacticism and experimental learning in the early modern world; and, finally, it illustrates a new, increasingly popular methodology in the practice of intellectual history that moves beyond the constraints of period, national literature, religious orientation, and even scholarly discipline to produce a thick description of the movement of ideas across time. This is an extraordinary accomplishment for a relatively slim monograph., ""This whirlwind tour through five centuries does an immense amount of work in presenting of both the text itself and four contexts of reception. Ben-Zaken's patient 'de-layering' of each generation's use of the text uncovers new readings of all-contexts GÇô the original work and of its repeated translations."", Reading Ḥayy Ibn-YaqẓÄ�n is a mesmerizing study that will enchant anyone interested in interdisciplinary cross-cultural explorations that transform the way we look at the past and the present., This highly interesting volume can be described in three ways. First it is a historical analysis of the concept of autodidacticism. Second, it is the history of a particular book. Finally, the book is self-described as an exercise in interdisciplinarity... The method of this historiographic proposal is described as 'historical sampling,' whereby the appropriation of a text in various cultural contexts is displayed and compared. In all three of the abovementioned ways, the present reviewer judges the book to be a success. Moreover, it is written in such a lively style with rich detail that it is engrossing from start to finish., Reading Ḥayy Ibn-Yaqẓan is a mesmerizing study that will enchant anyone interested in interdisciplinary cross-cultural explorations that transform the way we look at the past and the present., This highly interesting volume can be described in three ways. First it is a historical analysis of the concept of autodidacticism. Second, it is the history of a particular book. Finally, the book is self-described as an exercise in interdisciplinarity... The method of this historiographic proposal is described as "historical sampling," whereby the appropriation of a text in various cultural contexts is displayed and compared. In all three of the abovementioned ways, the present reviewer judges the book to be a success. Moreover, it is written in such a lively style with rich detail that it is engrossing from start to finish., A fascinating and deftly told story of the development of autodidacticism... This study opens an illuminating window to cross-cultural exchanges, Reading Ḥayy Ibn-Yaqẓ n is a mesmerizing study that will enchant anyone interested in interdisciplinary cross-cultural explorations that transform the way we look at the past and the present., A fascinating and deftly told story of the development of autodidacticism... This study opens an illuminating window to cross-cultural exchanges., Reading Ḥayy Ibn-Yaqẓn is a mesmerizing study that will enchant anyone interested in interdisciplinary cross-cultural explorations that transform the way we look at the past and the present., Reading Ḥayy Ibn-YaqẓÄ�n is a mesmerizing study that will enchant anyone interested in interdisciplinary cross-cultural explorations that transform the way we look at the past and the present., This engaging book is slight in size yet ambitious in scope and innovative in methodology...overall, this is a splendid and daring book!, Reading ayy Ibn-Yaqan is a mesmerizing study that will enchant anyone interested in interdisciplinary cross-cultural explorations that transform the way we look at the past and the present., This book will inspire future scholars along three different paths. First,it encourages fuller development of the reception-history of HayyIbn-Yaqzan; second, it opens up new directions in the study of the widerthemes of autodidacticism and experimental learning in the early modernworld ; and, finally, it illustrates a new, increasingly popular methodologyin the practice of intellectual history that moves beyond the constraints ofperiod, national literature, religious orientation, and even scholarlydiscipline to produce a thick description of the movement of ideas across time. This is an extraordinary accomplishment for a relatively slim monograph.
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal181/.92
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction: The Pursuit of the Natural Self 1. Taming the Mystic: Marrakesh, 1160s 2. Climbing the Ladder of Philosophy: Barcelona, 1348 3. Defying Authority, Denying Predestination, and Conquering Nature: Florence, 1493 4. Employing the Self and Experimenting with Nature: Oxford, 1671 Conclusion: Sampling the History of Autodidacticism Notes Essay on Sources Index
SynopsisCommonly translated as ''The Self--Taught Philosopher'' or ''The Improvement of Human Reason,'' Ibn--Tufayl's story Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan inspired debates about autodidacticism in a range of historical fields from classical Islamic philosophy through Renaissance humanism and the European Enlightenment. Avner Ben--Zaken's account of how the text traveled ......, Commonly translated as "The Self-Taught Philosopher" or "The Improvement of Human Reason," Ibn-Tufayl's story Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan inspired debates about autodidacticism in a range of historical fields from classical Islamic philosophy through Renaissance humanism and the European Enlightenment. Avner Ben-Zaken's account of how the text traveled demonstrates the intricate ways in which autodidacticism was contested in and adapted to diverse cultural settings. In tracing the circulation of the Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan , Ben-Zaken highlights its key place in four far-removed historical moments. He explains how autodidacticism intertwined with struggles over mysticism in twelfth-century Marrakesh, controversies about pedagogy in fourteenth-century Barcelona, quarrels concerning astrology in Renaissance Florence, and debates pertaining to experimentalism in seventeenth-century Oxford. In each site and period, Ben-Zaken recaptures the cultural context that stirred scholars to relate to ayy Ibn-Yaqan and demonstrates how the text moved among cultures, leaving in its wake translations, interpretations, and controversies as various as the societies themselves. Pleas for autodidacticism, Ben-Zaken shows, not only echoed within close philosophical discussions; they surfaced in struggles for control between individuals and establishments. Presented as self-contained histories, these four moments together form a historical collage of autodidacticism across cultures from the late Medieval era to early modern times. The first book-length intellectual history of autodidacticism, this novel, thought-provoking work will interest a wide range of historians, including scholars of the history of science, philosophy, literature, Europe, and the Middle East., Commonly translated as ''The Self--Taught Philosopher'' or ''The Improvement of Human Reason,'' Ibn--Tufayl's story Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan inspired debates about autodidacticism in a range of historical fields from classical Islamic philosophy through Renaissance humanism and the European Enlightenment. Avner Ben--Zaken's account of how the text traveled demonstrates the intricate ways in which autodidacticism was contested in and adapted to diverse cultural settings.In tracing the circulation of the Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan, Ben--Zaken highlights its key place in four far--removed historical moments. He explains how autodidacticism intertwined with struggles over mysticism in twelfth--century Marrakesh, controversies about pedagogy in fourteenth--century Barcelona, quarrels concerning astrology in Renaissance Florence, and debates pertaining to experimentalism in seventeenth--century Oxford. In each site and period, Ben--Zaken recaptures the cultural context that stirred scholars to relate to Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan and demonstrates how the text moved among cultures, leaving in its wake translations, interpretations, and controversies as various as the societies themselves. Pleas for autodidacticism, Ben--Zaken shows, not only echoed within close philosophical discussions; they surfaced in struggles for control between individuals and establishments. Presented as self--contained histories, these four moments together form a historical collage of autodidacticism across cultures from the late Medieval era to early modern times. The first book--length intellectual history of autodidacticism, this novel, thought--provoking work will interest a wide range of historians, including scholars of the history of science, philosophy, literature, Europe, and the Middle East.
LC Classification NumberB753.I54B46 2010
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