Ibn Tufayl
~1105–1185
“Hayy ibn Yaqzan grows up alone on an island and reasons his way to mystical truth.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity8 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- SSSovereign Self7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol)LIGHTHOUSE
Fons Vitae — universal matter and form even in spiritual substances.
- SchellingLIGHTHOUSE
Nature and spirit are one identity. The unconscious ground of being. Mythology as philosophy.
- Marsilio FicinoLIGHTHOUSE
Renaissance Neoplatonism — soul as the bond between God and matter.
- CudworthLIGHTHOUSE
Cambridge Platonist — eternal moral truths, plastic nature.
- Nicholas of CusaLIGHTHOUSE
Learned ignorance. The coincidence of opposites. The infinite contains all finite.
- Bernard LonerganCARTOGRAPHER
Insight — the structure of intentional consciousness as cognitive method.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Ibn Tufayl's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Ibn Tufayl or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREIbn Tufayl vs Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol)On Mull's map Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol) sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶