An Example of the Relationship between Metaphysics and Logic: Genus (Jins) and Differentia (Fasl) as the Parts of Quiddity (Mahiyya) in Ibn Sina and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi’s Thought
Beyond being a tool of science, logic is also a specific discipline in Islamic studies that reflects scholars’ metaphysical and ontological assumptions. One feature that best reflects the perceptions of scholars who use logic as a scientific tool is the parallelism between matter-form (mādda-ṣūra) a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Studies Association (ILEM)
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/12-cilt-6-sayi-1/5-mantik-metafizik-irtibatina-bir-ornek-i-bn-sina-ve-fahreddin-razi-de-mahiyetin-bir-parcasi-olarak-cins-ve-fasil/5_sacide_atas_en.pdf |
| Summary: | Beyond being a tool of science, logic is also a specific discipline in Islamic studies that reflects scholars’ metaphysical and ontological assumptions. One feature that best reflects the perceptions of scholars who use logic as a scientific tool is the parallelism between matter-form (mādda-ṣūra) and genus- differentia (jins-faṣl). Genus-differentia are the reflections of the Avicennian matter-form theory in epistemology. In this article, I examine how Ibn Sīnā approached the relationship between genus-differentia and matter-form by accepting the matter-form ontology. Moreover, I analyze how Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, by applying an atomic ontology, explained genus-differentia in contrast to the matter-form theory. |
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| ISSN: | 2547-9415 2547-9415 |