The rules of logic / Najm al-D♯±n al-K♯¿tib♯± ; edited and translated by Tony Street ; volume editor Joseph E. Lowry.
| Author/creator | Qazw♯±n♯±, ¿¿Al♯± ibn ¿¿Umar |
| Other author | Street, Tony. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, [2024] |
| Description | xxviii, 171 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Ris♯¿lah al-Shams♯±yah f♯± al-qaw♯¿¿¿id al-man£̀Ưiq♯±yah. English |
| Series | Library of Arabic literature |
| Contents | The epistle on logical precepts for Shams al-D♯±n -- The first discussion, on the quiddity of logic, and proof of the need for it -- The second discussion, on the subject of logic -- The first section, on expressions -- The second section, on simple meanings -- The third section, on discussions about universals and particulars -- The fourth section, on definitions -- The introduction, on defining the proposition and its primary divisions -- The first discussion, on its parts and divisions -- The second discussion, on verifying the four quantified propositions -- The third discussion, on the indefinite and the determinate -- The fourth discussion, on modal propositions -- The second section, on the divisions of the hypothetical proposition -- The first discussion, on contradiction -- The second discussion, on straight conversion -- The third discussion, on contraposition -- The fourth discussion, on the implicates of hypothetical propositions -- The first section, on definition and division of syllogism -- The second section, on mixes of modalized premises -- The third section, on connective syllogisms with hypothetical premises -- The fourth section, on the repetitive syllogism -- The fifth section, on the concomitants of the syllogism -- The first discussion, on syllogistic matters -- The second discussion, on the parts of the sciences. |
| Abstract | "Logic was revered in the thirteenth century, perhaps more highly than it has been revered before or since. In the Muslim East, logic was an integral part of the syllabus of schools and found to be especially helpful for legal studies. It was at this time that The Canons of Logic was composed by Najm al-Din al-Katibi, a scholar of the Shafi'i school of law. The Rules of Logic is the most widely read introduction to logic in the Arabic-speaking world. It has probably enjoyed a longer shelf-life than any other logic textbook ever written, having been in use by madrasa students from the early fourteenth century up until the present day. Building on the theories of Avicenna, al-Razi, and other pioneers of logic, al-Katibi discusses the many pitfalls of building arguments and setting out unambiguous claims in natural language. The enduring nature of the text is a testament to al-Katibi and his impact on concepts of formal discourse and argument. This new translation of The Canons of Logic provides new life to an influential text that has shaped the work of scholars of logic for centuries"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-139) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Translated from Arabic. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023024967 |
| ISBN | 9781479880249 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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