Document Type : Review

Author

• davood heidari

Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences - Mashhad - Iran

Abstract

The nature of conditional propositions and their content analysis has been one of the extensive topics in logic. The questions and issues raised in the Western logical tradition regarding conditional propositions differ somewhat from what we know in the logical tradition of the Islamic world. In this article, relying on some significant works of traditional Western, particularly English-speaking logic of the 19th century, the most important topics related to conditional propositions are examined, such as the nature of the conditional proposition, various classifications of propositions, the modal interpretation of conditional propositions, the quantity and quality of conditional propositions, and the negation of conditional propositions. Western logicians have presented different views and pointed out aspects that have been less emphasized in the traditional logic of the Islamic world. Understanding the different views of traditional Western logicians on these topics acquaints us with the foundations of modern logic and provides an opportunity to critique traditional logic in the Islamic world.

Keywords

• Conditional proposition
• Hypothetical proposition
• Modal interpretation
• Assertional Interpretation

Main Subjects

• Traditional Logic