Walda Heywat, also called Mitku, lived from 1633 to 1710 and was an Ethiopian philosopher, the disciple of Zera Yacob, whose treatise on truth and reason he took up and expanded to address the concerns of Ethiopians of his own time. He distinguished himself through his emphasis on social ethics, arguing that he was not created only for himself but placed among other people equal to him, extending his teacher's more individualistic philosophy toward communal responsibility and human interdependence.
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Defining MomentExpanded his mentor Zera Yacob's philosophical treatise to address the social ethics and communal responsibility of Ethiopians of his own time 1 Connections
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Heywat is traditionally held as Yacob's pupil and successor, continuing his rationalist Hatata treatise.
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Born 1633
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He was the beloved disciple of Zera Yacob, who wrote a well regarded work on the nature of truth and reason. Heywat took his mentor's work and expanded upon it, addressing issues encountered by Ethiopians of that time.
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Walda Heywat (Amharic: ወልደ ሕይወት Wäldä Həywät; 1633-1710), also called Mitku, was an Ethiopian philosopher.
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Yacob became the teacher of Habtu's two sons, and at the request of his patron's son Walda Heywat, Yacob wrote his famous 1668 treatise. [See also:] Walda Heywat, his successor
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