EBİ SALT DANİ’NİN MODALİTE ANLAYIŞI

Ebi Salt Dani’s Views on Modality This study explores the modal propositions and modal syllogisms of Ebi Salt Dani (d. 579/1134), a contemporary of Ghazzali. Contrary to the approaches of most of the logicians im Islam, he considers discussion of the modal syllogisms important and examines in details all kind of modal syllogisms and displayed their tables. It starts with his survey of all types of modal proposition, which can be classified in four main categories: absolute, possible, necessary, impossible. It gives Ebi Salt Dani’s definition of absolute, possible, necessary and impossible propositions.