Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī's al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah: An Edition and Translation with Commentary

A scholarly edition of a classic textbook on logic Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī's al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah is a scholarly edition and translation of The Rules of Logic, with commentary and notes. Composed by Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī, a scholar of the Shāfiʿī school of law, al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah is the...

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Main Author: Street, Tony (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY New York University Press [2024]
Series:Library of Arabic Literature
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:A scholarly edition of a classic textbook on logic Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī's al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah is a scholarly edition and translation of The Rules of Logic, with commentary and notes. Composed by Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī, a scholar of the Shāfiʿī school of law, al-Risālah 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-Rāzī, and other pioneers of logic, al-Kātibī 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-Kātibī and his impact on concepts of formal discourse and argument
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2024)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781479827541
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9781479827541.001.0001

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