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

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Tony Street

Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī’s al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah

An Edition and Translation with Commentary

Tony Street

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New York University Press
29 April 2024

Anthologies (non-poetry); Philosophy: logic; Islam

Series: Library of Arabic Literature

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.

An Arabic edition with English scholarly apparatus.

By: Tony Street
Imprint: New York University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781479827527
ISBN 10: 1479827525
Series: Library of Arabic Literature
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 29 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Street is Assistant Director of Research in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Divinity and is a Fellow of Clare Hall.