TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lameer,Joep
TI  - Al-Farabi and Aristotelian syllogistics: Greek theory and Islamic practice 
T2  - Islamic philosophy, theology, and science,
SN  - 9004098844 (alk. paper)
AV  - B753.F34 L35 1994
U1  - 297.092 L228A 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Leiden, New York
PB  - E.J. Brill
KW  - Farabi.
KW  - Aristotle
KW  - Philosophy, Arab
KW  - Influence
KW  - Syllogism
N1  - Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Leiden, 1992; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1. Al-Farabi's concern with Aristotelian logic and the role of the Prior Analytics. 2. The primacy of the assertoric syllogism. 3. This study: its relevance, structure, and objectives -- I. The Sources. 2. The Prior Analytics I: translations. 3. The Prior Analytics II: commentaries & paraphrases. 4. The Prior Analytics III: related works. 5. Consulting the Prior Analytics-complex: methodology. 6. Other primary sources -- II. The Syllogism and its Kinds. 2. The syllogism: simple and compound deductions. 3. Simple deductions: predicative and conditional. 4. Predicative deductions: hamli or jazmi? 5. Predicative deductions: direct deductions, and those 'involving a contradiction'. 6. Direct deductions: hyparctic, necessary, and possible. 7. Compound deductions -- III. Technical Terms and Expressions. 2. Aristotelian syllogistics: technical terms and expressions. 3. Technical terms in al-Farabi's syllogistics. 4. Predication in the Arabic Prior Analytics. 5. Predication in al-Farabi's syllogistics; 6. Quality and quantity of propositions in Aristotle and al-Farabi -- IV. The Assertoric Syllogism. 2. The conversion of propositions. 3. The proofs of the imperfect moods. 4. Al-Farabi and the fourth figure. 5. The foundation of syllogistic theory -- V. Induction. 2. Induction in Aristotle. 3. Induction in al-Farabi: general remarks. 4. The Topics. 5. The Prior Analytics II.23. 6. Al-Farabi's interpretation of Prior Analytics II.23 and the Arabic version of II.25. 7. The Posterior Analytics -- VI. The Paradigm. 2. The paradigm in Aristotle. 3. The paradigm in al-Farabi I: the Kitab al-Qiyas al-saghir. 4. The paradigm in al-Farabi II: the Kitab al-Mudkhal ila l-qiyas. 5. The paradigm in al-Farabi III: the Sharh al-Qiyas -- VII. The Istidlal bi-l-Shahid ala l-Ghaib. 2. The mechanism of the argument: al-Farabi's account. 3. The verification of the proposition containing the illa. 4. The logical structure of the istidlal bi-l-shahid ala l-ghaib -- VIII. The Qiyas Fiqhi; 2. The qiyas fiqhi and the Prior Analytics II.23. 3. The qiyas fiqhi and assertoric syllogistics. 4. The qiyas fiqhi: al-Farabi's fourfold classification -- IX. Religion, Philosophy, and Logic. 2. The Perfect State. 3. The Political Regime. 4. The Attainment of Happiness. 5. The Book of Letters -- Index of Primary Sources -- Index of Arabic Manuscripts
N2  - Al-Farabi and Aristotelian Syllogistics deals with an important chapter in the history of Aristotelian logic in early medieval Islam and offers a unique and comprehensive analysis of the writings of the outstanding Muslim philosopher Abu Nasr al-Farabi (d. 950/51); The first part focuses on a wide range of subjects relating to syllogistic theory proper; the second part deals with its application in the context of Islamic law and theology, and concludes with an in-depth analysis of the way in which Aristotelian logic came to be integrated into Muslim political thought; The sections on syllogistic theory proper are especially important for those interested in the theory of Arabic logic; the remaining sections are required reading for historians of Islamic law, theology, and Islamic political philosophy
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