Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the circulation of historical knowledge in late antiquity and early Islam
In: Translated texts for historians 57
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In: Translated texts for historians 57
In: Studies in late antiquity and early Islam 23
In: Islamic philosophy, theology and science volume 119
In: Middle East and Islamic studies e-books online
In: Collection 2022
Ibn Wāṣil (d. 1298), perhaps better known today as a historian and an emissary to the court of King Manfred in southern Italy, was also an eminent logician. The present work is a critical edition of his main work in the field, a commentary on his teacher Khūnajī's (d. 1248) handbook al-Jumal. The work helped consolidate the logic of the "later scholars" (such as Khūnajī). It also shows that commentators did much more than merely explain the original work and instead regularly discussed and assessed received views. Ibn Wāṣil's work was an influential contribution to a particularly dynamic chapter in the history of Arabic logic