Major Issues and controversies of Arabic logic and philosophy of language
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Divinity
Abstract
The research project incorporates basic research on Arabic logic and philosophy of language. It focusses on two core themes:
a) the relationship of Arabic logic with language and grammar (under this heading comes the research project of the Principal Investigator Schock: Referent, thing, concept: the appropriation of Aristotle's 'what-[it]-is' (ti esti) in Arabic logic, dialectical theology and grammar);
b) the development of Arabic logic and philosophy of language after Avicenna (d. 1037) (under this heading comes the translation and research project of the Co-Investigator Street: Thirteenth-century Arabic Logic).
Three young researchers shall be involved in the cooperation. They shall work in two fields of research:
a.) Logical structures in usul al-fiqh und ußul an-nahw,
b.) Issues of logic and syllogistic after Avicenna.
Besides the particular publications of the research results of all researchers involved in the project a joint publication Major issues and controversies of Arabic logic and philosophy of language is intended. This publication shall condense the particular research results and present them coherently and systematically.
Annual workshops will be held to exchange the research results and to discuss interfaces and interdependencies between the two core themes of the project
a) the relationship of Arabic logic with language and grammar (under this heading comes the research project of the Principal Investigator Schock: Referent, thing, concept: the appropriation of Aristotle's 'what-[it]-is' (ti esti) in Arabic logic, dialectical theology and grammar);
b) the development of Arabic logic and philosophy of language after Avicenna (d. 1037) (under this heading comes the translation and research project of the Co-Investigator Street: Thirteenth-century Arabic Logic).
Three young researchers shall be involved in the cooperation. They shall work in two fields of research:
a.) Logical structures in usul al-fiqh und ußul an-nahw,
b.) Issues of logic and syllogistic after Avicenna.
Besides the particular publications of the research results of all researchers involved in the project a joint publication Major issues and controversies of Arabic logic and philosophy of language is intended. This publication shall condense the particular research results and present them coherently and systematically.
Annual workshops will be held to exchange the research results and to discuss interfaces and interdependencies between the two core themes of the project
People |
ORCID iD |
| Anthony Street (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Ahmed A
(2012)
The Shifa' in India I: Reflections on the Evidence of the Manuscripts
in Oriens
Karimullah K
(2015)
Unusual Syllogisms: Avicenna and Najm al-Din al-Katibi on per impossibile Syllogisms and Implication (luzum)
in Oriens
Lameer J
(2013)
Towards a New Edition of Avicenna's Kitab al-Isharat wa-l-tanbihat
in Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
McGinnis J
(2013)
Pointers, Guides, Founts and Gifts: The Reception of Avicennan Physics in the East
in Oriens
Street T
(2014)
Af?al al-Din al-Khunaji (d. 1248) on the Conversion of Modal Propositions
in Oriens
| Description | We have helped establish the importance of the twelfth century for the resolution of difficult logical problems in the Arabic tradition; these resolutions culminated in the composition in the thirteenth century of the textbook which is still the most studied textbook in the madrasa system. |
| Exploitation Route | Logic is crucial for all the disciplines in the Arabic tradition, and we expect other academics to apply our findings in their own work. |
| Sectors | Education,Other |
| Description | DFG/AHRC Collaborative Grant |
| Organisation | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The AHRC grant, administered by the PI (Street), has in fact funded the three workshops which provided the occasion for Bochum and Cambridge researchers to share their results. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The DFG grant, administered by the PI (Cornelia Schoeck) is by far the larger grant of the two, and provides the doctoral students and the post-graduate researcher (who is based here in Cambridge). So the money for the personnel on the collaborative project is provided by the DFG. |
| Impact | A large amount of high quality research has been produced as a direct result of the collaboration; this is listed under Publications. |
| Start Year | 2011 |