Rate My Professor Allan Bäck

Bäck's research focuses on Aristotle's metaphysics, including theories of abstraction, ontology, relations, perception, knowledge, and universals, as well as Aristotelian logic, Islamic philosophy—particularly Avicenna—and the philosophy of martial arts and sport. He has published extensively in these areas. Key works include the books Aristotle's Theory of Predication (BRILL, 2000), On Reduplication: Logical Theories of Qualification (BRILL), Marital Mediation: Philosophy and the Essence of the Martial Arts (1990), and Taekwondo: Fact or Fiction? (2017). Notable articles comprise "The Concept of Abstraction" (2006), "Aristotle's Abstract Ontology" (2008), "Two Aristotelian Theories of Existential Import" (2011), "Aristotelian Necessities" (1995), and "How the Fallacy of Accident Got Its Name (and Lost It)" (2015). Bäck has also contributed to discussions on Avicenna's logic, medieval philosophy, and comparative philosophy, such as explorations of imagination in Avicenna and Kant (2013). His scholarship bridges ancient, medieval, and contemporary philosophical concerns, with applications to logic, ontology, and practical disciplines like martial arts. Through his publications and presentations, Bäck has enriched the fields of Aristotelian and Islamic philosophy.