Philosophus Autodidactus (Hayy ibn Yaqzan)

Imagine a child born from the earth on a deserted island, achieving total spiritual and scientific enlightenment without a single teacher or book. This 12th-century masterpiece—the world's first philosophical novel—asks if human reason alone is enough to uncover the secrets of God and the universe. Discover the bridge between the golden age of Arabic philosophy and the European Enlightenment.