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Ibn Hazm

Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm (994–1064) was an Andalusian born in Córdoba, present-day Spain. He was a leading proponent and codifier of the Zahiri school of Islamic thought, and produced a reported 400 works in Islamic jurisprudence, history, ethics, comparative religion, and theology, “the father of comparative religious studies.” He was known for his cynicism regarding humanity.

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Science           1                  

Law                 2                      

Medicine         0                                                  

Business         0                       

Philosophy      2                                        

Art                   1                Poet      

Travel              0                       

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Fame               1                        

Civic                1               Grand Vizier to the caliph             

Career            1                        

Wealth            1                Inherited  

Leader            0                     

Humanity        1                Comparative religion   

TOTAL          11                Humanist