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Ibn Tufayl (Abentofail) and the Origins of Scientific Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2008

Enrique Cerdá-Olmedo
Enrique Cerdá-Olmedo*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1095, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
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Abstract

A novel written by a Muslim Andalusian of the 12th century brilliantly argues that all knowledge can be obtained by applying reason to experience.

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European Review , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 2008 , pp. 159 - 167
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 2008

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