The purpose of this article is to present a comparative study of the views of Islamic logicians on ‘verity-propositions’ and Nelson Goodman’s ideas on law-like statements. In order to achieve this, first we describe the analyses of Islamic logician of the meaning of factual proposition and Goodman`s presentation of law-like statements. Then, using a comparative approach, we explain the points of agreement and divergence of these two viewpoints. In this way it will be shown that despite a number of foundational differences, there are many similarities, the systematic investigation of which would have great scholarly importance. These similarities include: universality and possibility of being generalized, the strengthening and confirmation of counterfactual conditionals, and the capacity to give scientific explanation and prediction. As opposed to these similarities, law-like statements are derived from induction while verity-propositions are not so derived.
Ebadi, A., & Faramarz Qaramaleki, A. (2011). An Investigation of ‘Verity-Propositions’ (qadaya haqiqiyyah) of Islamic Logicians and Law-like Statements as Presented by Nelson Goodman. Philosophy and Kalam, 44(1), 43-62.
MLA
Ahmad Ebadi; Ahad Faramarz Qaramaleki. "An Investigation of ‘Verity-Propositions’ (qadaya haqiqiyyah) of Islamic Logicians and Law-like Statements as Presented by Nelson Goodman", Philosophy and Kalam, 44, 1, 2011, 43-62.
HARVARD
Ebadi, A., Faramarz Qaramaleki, A. (2011). 'An Investigation of ‘Verity-Propositions’ (qadaya haqiqiyyah) of Islamic Logicians and Law-like Statements as Presented by Nelson Goodman', Philosophy and Kalam, 44(1), pp. 43-62.
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Ebadi, A., Faramarz Qaramaleki, A. An Investigation of ‘Verity-Propositions’ (qadaya haqiqiyyah) of Islamic Logicians and Law-like Statements as Presented by Nelson Goodman. Philosophy and Kalam, 2011; 44(1): 43-62.
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