Ibn Bajja c. 1085 – 1138
Ibn Bajja (c. 1085 – 1138) was an Andalusian philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Bajja, known to the Latin West as Avempace, was an Andalusian polymath, the first major Islamic philosopher of the Iberian peninsula after Ibn Hazm and the principal predecessor of Ibn Tufayl and Averroes. He served as a vizier in several Almoravid courts and wrote on logic, music, astronomy, physics, and ethics. His Regimen of the Solitary developed an account of the philosopher who must live apart from a corrupt city in pursuit of intellectual perfection, a theme that influenced his successors. Much of his work was left unfinished at his early death in Fez.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Andalusian
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Islamic Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Ibn Bajja:
“The solitary thinker has reached the highest stage of the philosophical life.”
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Attributed to Ibn Bajja:
“Knowledge is the soul's perfection.”
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Attributed to Ibn Bajja:
“True happiness is the contemplation of intelligibles.”
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Attributed to Ibn Bajja:
“The wise man in an unwise city is a stranger to it.”
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Attributed to Ibn Bajja:
“Reason rises by stages from the senses to the contemplation of the divine.”
Ibn Bajja by topic
Frequently asked about Ibn Bajja
- When did Ibn Bajja live?
- Ibn Bajja was born in c. 1085 and died in 1138.
- Where was Ibn Bajja from?
- Ibn Bajja was an Andalusian philosopher of the Medieval era.
- What philosophical movements is Ibn Bajja associated with?
- Ibn Bajja was associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
- What was Ibn Bajja known for?
- Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Bajja, known to the Latin West as Avempace, was an Andalusian polymath, the first major Islamic philosopher of the Iberian peninsula after Ibn Hazm and the principal predecessor of Ibn Tufayl and Averroes.
- How many quotes are attributed to Ibn Bajja?
- There are 8 attributed quotations from Ibn Bajja in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.