thought experiment arabic philosophical novel ''hayy ibn yaqzan'' depicted development mind feral child tabula rasa adult complete isolation society desert island experience alone scholars argued latin translation philosophical novel ''philosophus autodidactus'' published edward pococke younger influence john locke 's formulation tabula rasa essay concerning human understanding ref name russell g russell ''the 'arabick' interest natural philosophers seventeenth century england'' pp brill publishers
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