Syllogism : an abridgement of Aristotle's Prior analytics /

The philosopher Abu Nasr al-Farabi (c. 870-c. 950 CE) is a key Arabic intermediary figure. He knew Aristotle, and in particular Aristotle's logic, through Greek Neoplatonist interpretations translated into Arabic via Syriac and possibly Persian. For example, he revised a general description of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fārābī (Author)
Other Authors: Chatti, Saloua (Translator), Hodges, Wilfrid (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Series:Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction: 1. A brief guide to categorical syllogisms
  • 2. Al-Fārābī and his writings
  • 3. The book Syllogism
  • II. Translation: 4. Textual emendation
  • 5. Translation of Syllogism
  • 6. English-Arabic-Greek Glossary
  • 7. Arabic-English Index
  • 8. Passages from Aristotle
  • 9. Subject Index
  • Bibliography.