A Persian Origin of the Arabic Aristotle? The Debate on the Circumstantial Evidence of the Manteq Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12957607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik Hermans (Film Independent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-88 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Persianate Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-7094 • E-ISSN: 1874-7167 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18747167-12341317 |
| OpenAlex | W2899277301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
The oldest Arabic translation of any Greek text is an eighth-century paraphrase of the first half of Aristotle’s Organon , known as the Manteq . This text has been ascribed to Ebn al-Moqaffaʿ, the Persian administrator, author, and translator. Although the source text of the Manteq has not survived, the ascription to Ebn al-Moqaffaʿ—who knew neither Greek nor Syriac—implies that it was written in Middle Persian. Modern scholars have often called the ascription to Ebn al-Moqaffaʿ into question. This article reassesses that debate and demonstrates that it has been motivated by scholarly skepticism towards the late antique Persian intellectual tradition as a conduit of Aristotelianism. Furthermore, this article argues that none of the available circumstantial evidence contradicts an Aristotelian tradition in Persian, but rather supports it
Arabic · Art · Ascription · Astrology · Circumstantial evidence · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Paraphrase · Persian · Skepticism · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |