Ahmed Alwishah is Professor of Philosophy at Pitzer College. He is the co-editor of Illuminationist Texts and Textual Studies (2017), Aristotle and the Arabic Tradition (2015), and Refinement and Commentary of Suhrawardi's Intimations (2002), among numerous articles. David Sanson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Illinois State University. He is the author of many journal articles and book chapters on the philosophy of time, logic, metaphysics, and the history of Islamic thought.

• Part I: A History of the Liar in the Islamic WorldChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Liar and the Definition of the DeclarativeChapter 3: The Liar as Theological WeaponChapter 4: Two Declaratives?Chapter 5: The Liar as Self-ContradictoryChapter 6: The Liar as Failed CorrespondenceChapter 7: The Liar as Failed Imitation Part II: The Final Word in Solving the Paradox of the Irrational RootPreambleThe Introduction: Articulation of the ParadoxThe Middle: On articulating the solutions that were mentioned by [scholars] prior to and contemporary to us, and explaining what they are, and their strengths and weaknessesOn al-Taftazani (1322-1390)On al-Katibi (d. 1276 CE)On Samarqandi (1250-1310)al-Tusi (1201-1274) and al-Hilli (1250-1325)al-Dashtaki on al-Tusi and al-Hillial-Jurjani's (1339-1414) Solution According to al-Dashtakial-Jurjani's Reply According to Some other ReportsIbn Kammuna's (1215-1284) Solutional-Dashtaki on Ibn KammunaDawani's Critiques of Ibn Kammuna's Solutional-Dashtaki's SolutionDawani's Critique of al-Dashtaki's SolutionConclusionThe Solution of the Paradox Objections From al-Dashtaki Back MatterReferencesPrimary Sources in ArabicAll Other Sources