Śabda, a Study of Bhartr̥hari's Philosophy of Language

Śabda, a Study of Bhartr̥hari's Philosophy of Language

Author: Tandra Patnaik

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 204

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This book offers a study of Bhartrhari's Vakyapadiya in an altogether modern (the post-Fregean) perspective on the philosophy of language. Bhartrhari's analysis of language is presented methodically and in contemporary philosophical idiom.


Śabda, a Study of Bhartr̥hari's Philosophy of Language

Śabda, a Study of Bhartr̥hari's Philosophy of Language

Author: Tandra Patnaik

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 256

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This Book Offers A Study Of Bhartrhari S Vakyapadiya In An Altogether Modern (The Post-Fregean) Perspective On The Philosophy Of Language. Bhartrhari S Analysis Of Language Is Presented Methodically And In Contemporary Philosophical Idiom.


The Sphota Theory of Language

The Sphota Theory of Language

Author: Harold G. Coward

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9788120801813

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Study of some linguistic considerations in Sanskrit grammar and Hindu philosophy.


Bhartrhari

Bhartrhari

Author: Mithilesh Chaturvedi

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 8120833996

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This volume is the outcome of the international seminar on Bhartrhari: Thought, Language and Reality held in New Delhi on 12-14 December 2003 as part of the centenary celebrations of Motilal Banarasidass. In this seminar, scholars from all over the world presented their interpretations of Bhartrhariês philosophy, some of the light of the modern trends in philosophy and linguistics, others in the backdrop of Indian tradition. This volume contains almost all the papers presented at the seminar along with some other papers invited from scholars who could not participate in the seminar to make it comprehensive. The papers discuss the metaphysics of Bhartrhari and his ideas about questions concerned language and reality. Some of the papers compare Bhartrhari with Western Philosophers and linguists like Wittgenstein, Grice, Searle, Humboldt, Chomsky and Goldbert, thus showing his relevance to problems in contemporary philosophy and linguistics. It is clear that after the initial efforts in the fourth to sixth decades of the twentieth century, Bhartrhari studies have now gained a significant momentum.


A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy

A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy

Author: Hajime Nakamura

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 884

ISBN-13: 9788120819634

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The history of the Vedanta school is well known since the time of sankara but its prehistory before sankara is quite obscure. However there is a period of a thousand years between the compilation of the major Uapanisads ot sankara without loss of the tradition of the upanisads there appeared many philosophers and dogmaticians although their thoughts are not clearly known. In a history of early vedanta Philosophy the author made clear the details of the pre sankara vedanta philosophy utilizing not only sanskrit materials but also Pali prakrit as well as Tibetan and Chinese sources. In this respect this epoch making work was awarded the imparial prize by the Japan Academy.


Ramchandra Gandhi

Ramchandra Gandhi

Author: A. Raghuramaraju

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-16

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1134917511

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Ramchandra Gandhi, famous for his rich and varied interests, left behind a large corpus of writings, both philosophical and non-philosophical. Introducing the readers to the creative Indian philosopher, this volume highlights the principal thrust of his works, critically locates them within the larger political, philosophical, literary and socio-cultural context, and accounts for his lasting influence. For the first time, essays on Ramchandra Gandhi’s earlier works and later writings have been brought together to take stock of his contribution to contemporary Indian thought as a whole. Written by philosophers as well as those belonging to literature and the social sciences, the essays record his experimental ventures both in form and content, and shed light on key themes in language, communication, religion, aesthetics, spirituality, consciousness, self, knowledge, politics, ethics, and non-violence. The book will appeal to those in philosophy, political science, history, sociology, literature, and Gandhian studies.


Derrida and Indian Philosophy

Derrida and Indian Philosophy

Author: Harold G. Coward

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780791404997

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This book establishes a constructive and mutually stimulating dialogue between Jacques Derrida and Eastern thought. Surprising parallels are found with some traditional Indian philosophies of language, especially with the Hindu philosopher Bhartrhari, and with the Chinese Taoists. Conversely, the views of SAankara and Nagarjuna on language definitely differ from those of Derrida. Derrida and Indian Philosophy builds a bridge by which traditional Eastern views on language can engage the latest in modern Western thought. It also shows that our understanding of Derrida can be enhanced when his thought is approached from an Eastern perspective on language.


The Saṃbandha-Samuddeśa (Chapter on Relation) and Bhartṛhari's Philosophy of Language

The Saṃbandha-Samuddeśa (Chapter on Relation) and Bhartṛhari's Philosophy of Language

Author: Jan Houben

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9004454624

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In the history of the Indian grammatical tradition, Bhartṛhari (about fifth century C.E.) is the fourth great grammarian - after Pāṇini, Kātyāyana and Patañjali - and the first to make the philosophical aspects of language and grammar the main subject of an independent work. This work, the Vākyapadīya (VP), consists of about 2000 philosophical couplets or kārikās. Since the latter half of the nineteenth century, the VP has been known to Western Sanskritists, but its language-philosophical contents have started to receive serious attention only in the last few decennia. The subject matter of the VP resonates strongly with crucial themes in twentieth-century Western thought, although the background and the way the issues are elaborated are quite different. Scholars have compared and contrasted Bhartṛhari’s ideas with those of de Saussure, Wittgenstein and Derrida. A theme which, as a leitmotiv, pervades the entire VP is the relation between language, thought and reality. In several Indian traditions, a proper insight into this relation was (and still is) held to be of importance for attaining ‘liberation’.


The Philosophy of Bhartr̥hari

The Philosophy of Bhartr̥hari

Author: Gaurīnātha Śāstrī

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Critical study of Vākyapadīya of Bhartr̥hari, classical work on the philosophy of Sanskrit grammar.


Syntax-Pragmatics Interface

Syntax-Pragmatics Interface

Author: Sanjukta Ghosh

Publisher: Partridge Publishing

Published: 2015-02-20

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1482845849

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The goal of this book is to develop a programmatic tool called individuation which roughly works as a theory of prominence in language. To make the idea of individuation more concrete, I use it as a linguistic feature in the present implementation of the programme. The linguistic elements which are more individuated contain more information than others (paradigmatically) and are more prominent than their syntagmatic neighbours. There are some tools in a language which are used by the speakers to make any linguistic element more individuated, therefore, more prominent. Emphasizers, demonstratives and classifiers are some of them. The theoretical approach taken in this book follows Nicolas Ruwet and his hermeneutic way of studying linguistics. This approach not only considers the grammatical aspect of a linguistic study but also accounts for the psychological aspects of a communication, a speaker, and a hearer, as these appear in a linguist's consciousness. I relate Ruwet's work with Indian study of meaning and philosophy of language, viz., with Bhartrhari's sphota theory. Meaning is understood from the words on the basis of their manifestation as objects of the sense of hearing. Based on this idea of Bhartrhari, the present work places the hearer in a very important position in a linguistic theory. Therefore, the grammatical properties of what is said are not determined from something present in the formal object but in the generosity of a patient listener who takes on board the linguistic as well as social context of an act of speaking.