{"product_id":"the-final-word-ahmed-alwishah-9780197609941","title":"The Final Word: Al-Dawani and the Liar Paradox in the Islamic World","description":"This volume presents a new English translation of Jalal al-Din al-Dawani's (1424-1502) treatise on the ancient problem of the Liar Paradox, along with an extensive historical introduction and a detailed commentary on the text. Al-Dawani was a distinguished Persian philosopher who wrote important texts in logic, philosophy, theology, and ethics. His text includes a critical discussion of several proposed solutions to the Paradox, and touches on a wide range of topics in philosophical logic and the philosophy of language, including the problem of empty names, the status of \u003cem\u003ereductio ad absurdum\u003c\/em\u003e, the possibility of self-reference, and the role of speaker intention in restricting the scope of subject and predicate terms. Al-Dawani's own proposed solution involves the articulation of a grounding constraint on truth-aptness of the same sort proposed in the 20th century by Hans Herzberger and Saul Kripke, a constraint that is defended in part by an analysis of the distinction between declarative and non-declarative discourse that is reminiscent of, but different than, J.L. Austin's analysis of the distinction between declarative and performative discourse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this translation, Ahmed Alwishah and David Sanson introduce a text from very late post-Avicennan philosophy to the English speaking world. Not only does it introduce a new source for a vast field of academia, but it contributes to a growing period of scholarly interest. This translation will spur robust debate amongst students and scholars of the history of Islamic thought, logic, and the philosophy of language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ahmed Alwishah,David Sanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197609945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197609941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ahmed Alwishah","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47761264148735,"sku":"9780197609941","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52ca5811-4159-4f3e-87b0-df27c97394e7.jpg?v=1765514729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-word-ahmed-alwishah-9780197609941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}