The Dialogical Presence of Suhrawardī and Deontic Modalities in and beyond Islamic Thought

Shahid Rahman; Alioune Seck; Farid Zidani; Meriem Drissi

doi:10.22370/rhv2024iss25pp149-191

Authors

Shahid Rahman Université de Lille
Alioune Seck Université de Lille
Farid Zidani Université Alger II
Meriem Drissi Université Alger II

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2024iss25pp149-191

Keywords:

heteronomous imperatives, deontic logic, dialogical logic, temporal logic, legal reasoning, Suhrawardī

Abstract

In the present article we explore the possibilities of applying Shihāb al-Dīn Suhrawardī's (549/1155 - 587/1191) epistemology of presence outside its own historical and systematic context. Indeed, we are convinced that Suhrawardī's ideas on temporality and modality are not only fruitful for analysing the work of his predecessors, but also offer new avenues for an epistemological understanding of logic – that is, a perspective in which logic is conceived as the theory and method of acquiring knowledge through demonstration. As noted in the conclusion, the approach offers a new deontic logic that can be generalised for ethical and legal contexts beyond Islamic thought.

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