Ibn Bajjah's Solitary Man and The Stoic sage in the Context of Seeking Tranquility

Abstract

The Medieval Andalusian philosopher Ibn Bajjah in his Rule of The Solitary, asserts that the solitary man, whom isolated from the society, able to reach his ultimate happiness. He accepts that the solitary man must be perfect spiritually on his way to reach that goal. In this point Ibn Bajjah presents self government of the solitary as a heal of the soul. Before Ibn Bajjah, philosophy has already been considered as a therapy of the soul in the Stoic thought. In this study Ibn Bajjah's solitary man will be discussed in the context of the concept of tranquility. Also the solitary man will be linked with Stoic sage in the context of that concept.