Al-Farabi, Syllogism: An Abridgement of Aristotle’s Prior Analytics

The philosopher Abu Nasr al-Farabi (c. 870-c. 950 CE) is a key Arabic intermediary figure. He knew Aristotle, and in particular Aristotle''s logic, through Greek Neoplatonist interpretations translated into Arabic via Syriac and possibly Persian. For example, he revised a general description of Aristotle''s logic by the 6th century Paul the Persian, and further influenced famous later philosophers...