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

Author/creator Ben-Zaken, Avner
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesHistory of science
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2010008071
ISBN9780801897399 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801897394 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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