The Search for Felicity in al-Madinat al-Fadilah and Hayy ibn Yaqzan: A Comparison of the Rational Religion of Abu Nasr al-Farabi and the Rational Mysticism of Ibn Tufayl Öffentlichkeit
Mckinney, Jarred (Spring 2018)
Abstract
This essay examines al-Farabi’s and ibn Tufayl’s presentation of the journey to human felicity within al-Madinat al-Fadilah and Hayy ibn Yaqzan. Al-Farabi’s project is best understood as rationalist religion which leads him to posit the need of community. Ibn Tufayl’s project, on the other hand, dismisses the notion of society and encourages rational-mysticism which is individualistic in scope. Upon delineating their religious notions, I will present the implications these variant understandings had on their understanding of the importance of community.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Historical Background and Comments on the Text 7
Historical Background 7
Comments on the Texts 9
Chapter 2 Neoplatonism and al-Farabi’s Metaphysics 13
Neoplatonism 13
Al-Farabi’s Cosmology 17
Chapter 3 Rationalism 20
Hayy’s Rational Foundations 20
To the First Cause 28
Sufficiency of the Rational Faculty 33
Chapter 4 Mysticism 42
Ibn Tufayl’s Mysticism 42
Al-Farabi’s Rationalism and ibn Tufayl’s Rational-Mysticism 49
Chapter 5 King, Philosopher, Politics 58
Characteristics of Al-Farabi’s Philosopher-King 58
The King and Hayy 61
Politics or A Lack Thereof 67
Chapter 6 The Role of Society in Attainting Felicity 76
Society 76
The Role of the Philosopher 83
Chapter 7 The Medium of Transmission 88
Implications on the Medium of Transmission 88
Conclusion 91
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