Author
Abu l-Fatḥ, Mīr - author
Publication Date
1684
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
University of La Laguna Library
Record ID
cdi_europeana_collections_9200126_EDC1F8CBADF9DA67B74DC8DCA27A4F7345D56C04
Date
1684
Notes
First copyist: Muḥammad Ibn Edirnî. Date of accomplishment: 1096 A.H. (1684/1685 AD) Date of completion of the first part of the transcription: 1096 A.H. (December 1684 AD) Second copyist: Muṣṭafa ibn Ṣāliḥ. Date of accomplishment: 1187 A.H. (1773/1774 AD) Date of completion of the second part of the transcription: 1187 A.H. (March 1773 AD) Original paper covers with leather over binding and miqlab, linen binding. Neskhi script, black ink. Certain terms and marks in the text written with red ink. Marginal notes, ink: black and red. Pagination of the first part of the copy with Arabic ciphers in the upper left or right corner: 3-87 Original cardboard covers covered with leather over binding and flaps, cloth binding. Neshi, black ink. Certain terms and symbols in the text are written in red ink. The notes in the margins are written in black and red ink. Pagination of the first part of the transcript in Arabic numerals in the upper left or right corner: 3-87 In the area of formal logical analysis, Islamic philosophers elaborated upon the theory of terms, propositions and syllogisms as formulated in Aristotle's Categories, De interpretatione and Prior Analytics. In the spirit of Aristotle, they considered the syllogism to be the form to which all rational argumentation could be reduced, and they regarded syllogistic theory as the focal point of logic. Even poetics was considered as a syllogistic art in some fashion by most of the major Islamic Aristotelians. Since logic was viewed as an organ or instrument by which to acquire knowledge, logic in the Islamic world also incorporated a general theory of argumentation focused on epistemological aims. This element of Islamic logic centered upon the theory of demonstration found in Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, since demonstration was considered the ultimate goal sought by logic. In the field of formal logical analysis, Islamic philosophers developed the theory of concepts, premises and syllogisms as formulated by Aristotle in the works: Categories, On Interpretation and First Analytics. They, in the spirit of Aristotle, considered syllogism to be the form to which all rational argumentation can be reduced and they considered the theory of syllogism to be the focus of logic. Most of the main Islamic Aristotelians even considered poetics, in a certain sense, to be a syllogistic art. Since logic was perceived as an instrument or a means by which knowledge is acquired, logic in the Islamic world also included a general theory of argumentation that was concentrated on epistemological goals. This element of Islamic logic was based on the theory of proof found in Aristotle's Analytics II since proof was considered the ultimate goal of logic.
