{"product_id":"the-rules-of-logic-9781479840687","title":"The Rules of Logic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic textbook on the study of logic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Muslim East, logic was an integral part of the syllabus of schools and found to be especially helpful for legal studies. It was in this milieu that \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Logic \u003c\/i\u003ewas composed by Najm al-Dīn al- Kātibī, a scholar of the Shāfiʿī school of law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Logic\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Accompanied by an informative commentary on the text by translator Tony Street, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Logic\u003c\/i\u003e brings to an English readership an influential text that has shaped the work of scholars of logic for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition, including a commentary by translator Tony Street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAl-Kātibī, Najm Al-Dīn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born in Qazvin, \u003cb\u003eNajm al-Dīn al-Kātibī \u003c\/b\u003e(b. 600\/1204) was a Persian philosopher and scholar who was a member of the Shāfiʿī school of law. His most famous work aside from \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Logic\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of the Source\u003c\/i\u003e, a text about physics and metaphysics.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreet, Tony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTony Street \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Director of Research in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Divinity and is a Fellow of Clare Hall.","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649007419666,"sku":"9781479840687","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a19ec79-2f11-430e-a2df-7f230d1bb7c5.jpg?v=1759842113","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rules-of-logic-9781479840687","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}