Kitab al-Huruf

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Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.

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instanceOf philosophical treatise
work of Islamic philosophy
addresses development of human language and concepts
distinction between natural and conventional aspects of language
epistemological role of language
relationship between grammar and logic
relationship between logic and metaphysics
status of language in scientific knowledge
author Al-Farabi
discusses letters and particles of the Arabic language
logical categories
ontological categories
relationship between linguistic expressions and mental concepts
relationship between mental concepts and extra-mental realities
relationship between words and meanings
field Islamic intellectual history
logic
metaphysics
philosophy of language
hasForm prose treatise
historicalContext 10th-century Islamic world
classical Islamic philosophy
influencedBy Arabic grammatical tradition
Aristotelianism
surface form: Aristotelian logic

Aristotelian metaphysics
Aristotle
Hellenistic philosophy
language Arabic
mainTheme Islamic Aristotelian thought
logic
metaphysics
philosophy of language
relationship between language and logic
relationship between language and metaphysics
notableFor influence on later Islamic logicians and philosophers
integration of Arabic grammar with Aristotelian logic
systematic linkage of linguistic, logical, and metaphysical categories
partOf Al-Farabi's logical corpus
philosophicalTradition Aristotelianism
Islamic philosophy
Peripatetic school
surface form: Peripatetic philosophy
region Islamic East
relatedWork Al-Farabi's Kitab al-Alfaz al-Musta'mala fi al-Mantiq
Al-Farabi's logical commentaries on Aristotle
titleTranslation Book of Letters

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Al-Farabi majorWork Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir relatedWork Kitab al-Huruf