Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan
Both Plato’s Republic and Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy Ibn Yaqzan explain to the reader how a spiritual journey can bring about an understanding of the Divine. However, both works also show us that the spiritual journey depends on an inquiry into the nature of the human soul as it engages in the process of lea...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Published: |
AUC Knowledge Fountain
2020
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613419019960320 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Jehama, Zeina Abdallah |
| author_browse | Jehama, Zeina Abdallah |
| author_facet | Jehama, Zeina Abdallah |
| author_sort | Jehama, Zeina Abdallah |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. The author has granted the American University in Cairo or its agents a non-exclusive license to archive this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study, and to make it accessible, in whole or in part, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. |
| description | Both Plato’s Republic and Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy Ibn Yaqzan explain to the reader how a spiritual journey can bring about an understanding of the Divine. However, both works also show us that the spiritual journey depends on an inquiry into the nature of the human soul as it engages in the process of learning. In the first chapter of the thesis, Plato’s Republic is explored, particularly in terms of the Allegory of the Cave, which suggests how the notion the Divine goes beyond everyday life experience. In the second chapter, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is presented as a spiritual narrative that helps us view the importance of observation, leading to the knowledge of the natural world, the beginnings of self-discovery and meditations on the Divine. My conclusion argues that these two works help the reader understand the reality of the Divine through different conceptions of the soul, which imply different but comparable views of education. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2499 |
| institution | American University in Cairo (Egypt) |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:35:50.652Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from AUC Knowledge Fountain — bepress |
| publishDate | 2020 |
| publishDateRange | 2020 |
| publishDateSort | 2020 |
| publisher | AUC Knowledge Fountain |
| publisherStr | AUC Knowledge Fountain |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | AUC Knowledge Fountain — bepress |
| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2499 Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan Jehama, Zeina Abdallah Both Plato’s Republic and Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy Ibn Yaqzan explain to the reader how a spiritual journey can bring about an understanding of the Divine. However, both works also show us that the spiritual journey depends on an inquiry into the nature of the human soul as it engages in the process of learning. In the first chapter of the thesis, Plato’s Republic is explored, particularly in terms of the Allegory of the Cave, which suggests how the notion the Divine goes beyond everyday life experience. In the second chapter, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is presented as a spiritual narrative that helps us view the importance of observation, leading to the knowledge of the natural world, the beginnings of self-discovery and meditations on the Divine. My conclusion argues that these two works help the reader understand the reality of the Divine through different conceptions of the soul, which imply different but comparable views of education. 2020-10-26T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1491 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2499/viewcontent/Two_20Journeys_20of_20the_20Spirit_20__20Comparing_20Platos_20Republic_20and_20Ibn_20Tufayls_20Hayy_20Ibn_20Yaqzan.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. The author has granted the American University in Cairo or its agents a non-exclusive license to archive this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study, and to make it accessible, in whole or in part, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Ibn Tufayl||Hayy Ibn Yaqzan||Plato||The Republic||The Divine||Allegory of the Cave||Observation||Educational transcendence||Human soul||Parts of the soul||Education||Plato's Forms||Socrates||Natural world||Knowledge||Nature |
| spellingShingle | Ibn Tufayl||Hayy Ibn Yaqzan||Plato||The Republic||The Divine||Allegory of the Cave||Observation||Educational transcendence||Human soul||Parts of the soul||Education||Plato's Forms||Socrates||Natural world||Knowledge||Nature Jehama, Zeina Abdallah Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan |
| title | Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan |
| title_full | Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan |
| title_fullStr | Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan |
| title_short | Two journeys of the spirit: comparing Plato's Republic and Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan |
| title_sort | two journeys of the spirit comparing plato s republic and ibn tufayl s hayy ibn yaqzan |
| topic | Ibn Tufayl||Hayy Ibn Yaqzan||Plato||The Republic||The Divine||Allegory of the Cave||Observation||Educational transcendence||Human soul||Parts of the soul||Education||Plato's Forms||Socrates||Natural world||Knowledge||Nature |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1491 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2499/viewcontent/Two_20Journeys_20of_20the_20Spirit_20__20Comparing_20Platos_20Republic_20and_20Ibn_20Tufayls_20Hayy_20Ibn_20Yaqzan.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jehamazeinaabdallah twojourneysofthespiritcomparingplatosrepublicandibntufaylshayyibnyaqzan |