Continuity and Boundaries in Human-Animal Comparison in the Context of al-jahiz’s Kitab al-Hayawân

Şeyma Nur Tan

Makale detayları

Continuity and Boundaries in Human-Animal Comparison in the Context of al-jahiz’s Kitab al-Hayawân

Yazarlar:

Şeyma Nur Tan

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Felsefe Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Felsefe Arkivi Issue 59, pp.97-110

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001312802

pISSN:

0378-2816

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Özet:

 In the modern era, various disciplines have conducted interdisciplinary research on animal cognition and the evolution of language ability to investigate the similarities and differences between human and nonhuman animals. The central issues raised in these studies have their roots in philosophical literature. Al-Jahiz. born 776, died 868869, an Arabic prose writer, theologian, and litterateur, stands out in this literature for his determinations that deviate from the dominant paradigm of his time. In his Kitab al-Hayawan, al-Jahiz. , on the one hand, supposes a kind of continuity between human beings and nonhuman animals by highlighting certain similarities in terms of their abilities of istidlal inference, deduction, reasoning based on effective cause and nutq the process of making sounds by organs of speech. On the other hand, he keeps the boundaries by mentioning the fundamental difference between humans in terms of these two abilities within the framework of the books central concept of maratib creation ranks. Through a methodological and contextual analysis of the work, this study examines how the continuity and boundaries between human and nonhuman animals are reconciled in al-Jahiz. s thought and what this way of thinking means for fundamental questions in contemporary linguistics and philosophy of mind.

 In the modern era, various disciplines have conducted interdisciplinary research on animal cognition and the evolution of language ability to investigate the similarities and differences between human and nonhuman animals. The central issues raised in these studies have their roots in philosophical literature. Al-Jahiz. born 776, died 868869, an Arabic prose writer, theologian, and litterateur, stands out in this literature for his determinations that deviate from the dominant paradigm of his time. In his Kitab al-Hayawan, al-Jahiz. , on the one hand, supposes a kind of continuity between human beings and nonhuman animals by highlighting certain similarities in terms of their abilities of istidlal inference, deduction, reasoning based on effective cause and nutq the process of making sounds by organs of speech. On the other hand, he keeps the boundaries by mentioning the fundamental difference between humans in terms of these two abilities within the framework of the books central concept of maratib creation ranks. Through a methodological and contextual analysis of the work, this study examines how the continuity and boundaries between human and nonhuman animals are reconciled in al-Jahiz. s thought and what this way of thinking means for fundamental questions in contemporary linguistics and philosophy of mind.

 In the modern era, various disciplines have conducted interdisciplinary research on animal cognition and the evolution of language ability to investigate the similarities and differences between human and nonhuman animals. The central issues raised in these studies have their roots in philosophical literature. Al-Jahiz. born 776, died 868869, an Arabic prose writer, theologian, and litterateur, stands out in this literature for his determinations that deviate from the dominant paradigm of his time. In his Kitab al-Hayawan, al-Jahiz. , on the one hand, supposes a kind of continuity between human beings and nonhuman animals by highlighting certain similarities in terms of their abilities of istidlal inference, deduction, reasoning based on effective cause and nutq the process of making sounds by organs of speech. On the other hand, he keeps the boundaries by mentioning the fundamental difference between humans in terms of these two abilities within the framework of the books central concept of maratib creation ranks. Through a methodological and contextual analysis of the work, this study examines how the continuity and boundaries between human and nonhuman animals are reconciled in al-Jahiz. s thought and what this way of thinking means for fundamental questions in contemporary linguistics and philosophy of mind.

 Modern dönemde çeşitli bilim dalları tarafından disiplinler arası bir biçimde yürütülen hayvan bilişine ve dil yetisinin evrimine yönelik araştırmalarda, insan ve insan-olmayan hayvanlar arasındaki benzerlikler ve farklılıklar ile bunların dayanakları araştırılmaktadır. Bu çalışmalarda öne sürülen temel soruların kökeni, felsefi literatürde çok eskiye dayanır. Bu literatür içerisinde, bulunduğu dönemin hakim paradigmasından ayrılacak tespitleriyle, Arap edebiyatının en önemli nesir yazarlarından ve Mutezile kelâmcılarından biri olan Câhız d. 776, ö. 868869 ön plana çıkar. Câhız, hayvan tür ve davranışlarını tecrübeyi esas alan bir yöntemle incelediği, en önemli eseri sayılabilecek Kitâbül Hayevân adlı eserinde, bir yandan akıl yürütmeçıkarımda bulunma istidlâl ve konuşmasöyleyiş nut .k kabiliyetleri açısından insan ve insan-olmayan hayvanlar arasında belirli benzerlikleri öne çıkararak bir çeşit süreklilik öngörürken, bir yandan da kitabın dayandığı varlıkyaratılış mertebeleri merâtib düşüncesi çerçevesinde bu iki yeti açısından insanın temel farklılığına değinerek sınırları korur. Bu çalışmada, Câhızın Kitâbül Hayevân adlı eserinin yöntemsel ve içeriksel olarak incelenmesiyle, insan ve insan-olmayan hayvanlar arasındaki süreklilik ve sınırların Câhız düşüncesinde nasıl uzlaştırıldığı ve bu düşünce biçiminin çağdaş dilbilim ve zihin felsefesi tartışmalarının temel soruları açısından anlamı ele alınacaktır.

Makale detayları

Continuity and Boundaries in Human-Animal Comparison in the Context of al-jahiz’s Kitab al-Hayawân

Yazarlar:

Şeyma Nur Tan

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Felsefe Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Felsefe Arkivi Issue 59, pp.97-110

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001312802

pISSN:

0378-2816

Cognition

linguistics

istidlal

nutq

maratibBiliş

dil yetisi

istidlâl

nu.tk

merâtib

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Şeyma Nur Tan

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Felsefe Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi: Felsefe Arkivi Issue 59, pp.97-110

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001312802

pISSN: 0378-2816

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Şeyma Nur Tan

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Felsefe Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Felsefe Arkivi Issue 59, pp.97-110

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001312802

pISSN:

0378-2816