EXISTENTIAL IMPORT IN AVICENNA'S MODAL LOGIC

• Published in: Arabic sciences and philosophy : a historical journal Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 45 - 71
• Main Author: Chatti, Saloua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Logic; Propositions

In this paper, I raise the following problem: what propositions have an import in Avicenna's modal logic? Which ones do not? Starting from the assumption that the singular and quantified propositions have an import if they require the existence of their subject's referent(s) to be true, I...