The Five Industries of Ibn Rushd

Abstract

 This research, entitled The Five Industries of Ibn Rushd, aims to define the meanings of these concepts in the system of Rushdian philosophy in general, as Ibn Rushd wrote special books that talked about each one of them (the five industries), and he emphasized proof in most of his books ..

The importance of this research is highlighted in defining the statement of Ibn Rushd’s rational tendency more comprehensively in his famous distinction between the five types of industries: proof, dialectic, public speaking, sophistry, and poetry, and his pursuit of proof, which he believes is the highest form of certainty. People differ in their understanding of each type of these industries.

Through the course of this research, It can been said that it has reached a set of results. This study differentiates between the types of syllogism. Then it cannot be  understood and studied Ibn Rushd without understanding and defining the types of this syllogism (and the five industries).

In this study, it might not be exaggerate if saying that the key to Ibn Rushd’s entire philosophy is represented in this fundamental distinction, as well as in his elevation of proof over everything else. He believes in certain and demonstrative principles and calls for their application to philosophy and considering them a criterion for sound reasoning. He says: Wisdom is to consider things according to what the nature of reasoning requires. Herein lies the secret of Ibn Rushd’s adherence to Aristotle and his preference for reasoning.