Fârâbî's commentary tradition, including Ibn Sînâ's critique in al-Shifāʾ, treats existence-talk as requiring a substantive logical role that particle-status systematically underdetermines.
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(as what fails to give existence-talk enough importance)
In grammar and logic, treating a word as a small connecting piece (like 'is' or 'and') rather than a word that carries main meaning on its own.
Systematically underdetermines(describing how particle-status limits logical role)
Fails to provide enough information or clarity in a consistent, structural way—doesn't fully explain or settle the matter.
al-Shifāʾ(as the text where Ibn Sînâ's critique appears)
The title of Ibn Sînâ's major philosophical work, meaning 'The Healing,' which contains his detailed critiques and explanations of logical and metaphysical ideas.
substantive(classification of linguistic forms by their role in expressing categories of thought)
The linguistic form required to express thought's apprehension of independent objects