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Book Edition: An account of the Oriental philosophy, shewing the wisdom of some renowned men of the East; and particularly, the profound wisdom of Hai Ebn Yokdan, both in natural and divine things; which he attained without all converse with men, (while he lived in an island a solitar life, remote from all men from his infancy, till he arrived at such perfection) Writ originally in Arabick, by Abi Jaaphar Ebn Tophail; and out of the Arabick translated into Latine, by Edward Pocok, a student in Oxford; and now faithfully out of his Latine, translated into English: for a general service.

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An account of the Oriental philosophy, shewing the wisdom of some renowned men of the East; and particularly, the profound wisdom of Hai Ebn Yokdan, both in natural and divine things; which he attained without all converse with men, (while he lived in an island a solitar life, remote from all men from his infancy, till he arrived at such perfection) Writ originally in Arabick, by Abi Jaaphar Ebn Tophail; and out of the Arabick translated into Latine, by Edward Pocok, a student in Oxford; and now faithfully out of his Latine, translated into English: for a general service.

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Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 61

Abi Jaaphar Ebn Tophail his Account of the Oriental philsophy. 12o

Borrowed: 1771/4/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/5/30 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shill. sterl..


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Mr William Gordon of Newhall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: d. 1778.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik Ibn Ṭufayl (Male, died 1185)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An account of the Oriental philosophy [Ibn Ṭufayl/Pocock]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: CC.6/1.10 .