The Rules of Logic
$71.02
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2024
Summary
A classic textbook on the study of logic
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 Rules of Logic was composed by Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī, a scholar of the Shāfiʿī 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479880249 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1479880248 |
| Author: | Tony Street, Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī, Paul Thom |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 162mm x 237mm |
| Series: | Library of Arabic Literature |
Critics Review
”[Al-Kātibī’s] discussion of what is essentially post-Aristotelian logic will be intelligible to anyone familiar with the basics of the traditional subject. discussion of what is essentially post-Aristotelian logic will be intelligible to anyone familiar with the basics of the traditional subject.“– “Al-Ahram Weekly”
“A valuable resource for anyone interested in medieval philosophy.”– “Medievalists.net”
Tony Street
Born in Qazvin, Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī (b. 600⁄1204) was a Persian philosopher and scholar who was a member of the Shāfiʿī school of law. His most famous work aside from The Rules of Logic is Philosophy of the Source, a text about physics and metaphysics.
Tony Street is Assistant Director of Research in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Divinity and is a Fellow of Clare Hall.
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