The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment is a collection of essays dealing with the influence of Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Arab philosopher from Spain, on major European thinkers. Had Edward Said known about the impact of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan on Europe throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, he might have reached different conclusions in his book Orientalism.
The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment is a collection of essays dealing with the influence of Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Arab philosopher from Spain, on major European thinkers. Had Edward Said known about the impact of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan on Europe throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, he might have reached different conclusions in his book Orientalism.
^ Vital Roots Of European Enlightenment ISBN 9780739119891 (revised Feb 2026)
^Samar AttarThe Vital Roots of European Enlightenment : Ibn Tufayl's Influence on Modern Western Thought by Samar Attar (2007, Hardcover)ISBN 9780739119891 (revised Mar 2015)
^The Vital Roots Of European Enlightenment: Ibn Tufayl's Influence On Modern Western ThoughtIndigo. ISBN 9780739119891 (revised Apr 2021)