Aristotle's Logic in Islamic Thought: A Reading of the Motives for Acceptance and Adoption

Abstract

The transfer of the Greek logical heritage to the Islamic space represents a unique phenomenon in the history of human thought, as it went beyond mere linguistic transfer to a process of profound creative transformation. This process began in earnest in the eighth century AD, where logical works were translated first into Syriac and then into Arabic, by translators from different religious backgrounds, benefiting  from the neutrality and mechanism of logic, and its role in establishing thought in comparison to grammar in establishing the tongueLogic is considered the organized and effective tool in refutation and mental proof, and a model for positive civilizational interaction with the heritage of others, and how to benefit from it in the contemporary dialogue of civilizations, and the development of the curricula of teaching logic in Islamic educational institutions, especially in the field of postgraduate studies, based on a deeper historical and philosophical understanding of the nature and development of logic.