Concept of sciart in the Andalusian Ibn Tufail

Abstract

In his remarkable feat, Andalusian ibn Tufail the physician and novelist, identifies and elaborates the issues of human anatomy, autopsy, and vivisection and, thereby, constitutes a scientartist. Scientart might be defined as an interaction between the worlds of science and art. Three types of these interactions might be considered: artistically-inclined scientific activities, science-minded artistic activities, and intertwined scientific and artistic activities.

An instant of intertwined artistic and scientific activities could be seen in ibn Tufail, describing human anatomy, autopsy, and vivisection in Hay ibn Yaqzan.