Najm al-Din al-Katibi’s al-Risalah al-Shamsiyyah : An Edition and Translation with Commentary Hardback
by Tony Street
Part of the Library of Arabic Literature series
Hardback
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A scholarly edition of a classic textbook on logic Najm al-Din al-Katibi’s al-Risalah al-Shamsiyyah is a scholarly edition and translation of The Rules of Logic, with commentary and notes.
Composed by Najm al-Din al-Katibi, a scholar of the Shafi?i school of law, al-Risalah al-Shamsiyyah 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 madrasah students from the early eighth/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. An Arabic edition with English scholarly apparatus.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:454 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:07/05/2024
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- ISBN:9781479827527
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:454 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:07/05/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781479827527
