Propositions with Negative Predicates in Arabic Logic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21451232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yusuf Daşdemir (0000-0003-3223-5800, University of Jyväskylä, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 217-235 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Philosophy of Logic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5340 • E-ISSN: 1464-5149 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01445340.2024.2410107 |
| OpenAlex | W4404280265 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper explores a neglected category of propositions in Arabic logic, propositions with negative predicates (sālibat al-maḥmūl), by addressing two pivotal questions concerning this propositional form: first, whether it is possible to defend it as distinct from metathetic and simple negative propositions and second, whether affirmative instances of these propositions have existential import. The paper argues for the existence of two distinct and conflicting theories of existential import frequently implicit in the views of Arabic logicians: one centered on the copula and the other on the predicate
Arabic · Arithmetic · Epistemology · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Mathematics · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
Propositions
A third realm ontology? Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī and the nafs al-amr
Early Arabic logicians on the contraposition of the particular affirmative
Al-Ḫūnaǧī on essentialist and externalist propositions and inferences from the impossible
Appendix
Existential Import in Avicenna's Modal Logic
Afḍal al-Dīn al-Khūnajī (d. 1248) on the Conversion of Modal Propositions
From Cairo to Ayasuluk
Al-Farabi's Commentary and Short Treatise on Aristotle's De Interpretatione
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