Study with text of Vyutpattivāda of Gadhādharabhaṭṭācārya, 17th/18th cent., work on verbal testimony (śabdapramāṇa), presenting semantic approaches to Sanskrit case and suffix; includes text with translation.
Study with text of Vyutpattivāda of Gadhādharabhaṭṭācārya, 17th/18th cent., work on verbal testimony (śabdapramāṇa), presenting semantic approaches to Sanskrit case and suffix; includes text with translation.
Study with text of Vyutpattivāda of Gadhādharabhatṭạ̄cārya, 17th/18th cent., work on verbal testimony (śabdapramānạ), presenting semantic approaches to Sanskrit case and suffix; includes text with translation.
The Navya-nyaya ("New Method") school of logic has exerted a profound influence on Indian philosophy since the twelfth century. In this system, with its hierarchy of abstractions rather than of classes, the doctrine of negation is crucial. Bimal Krishnal Matilal expounds Navya-nyaya theory by systematically translating its arguments into the language of Western logic. He also provides texts and literal translations of two standard works on negation, one each from the orthodox and the radical wings of the school, and a detailed commentary of his own upon them.
Study with text of Vyutpattivāda of Gadhādharabhatṭạ̄cārya, 17th/18th cent., work on verbal testimony (śabdapramānạ), presenting semantic approaches to Sanskrit case and suffix; includes text with translation.
As a Festschrift, this book celebrates and honours the scholarly achievements of Professor Jaysankar Lal Shaw, one of the most eminent and internationally acclaimed comparative philosophers of our times. Original works by leading international philosophers and logicians are presented here, exploring themes such as: meaning, negation, perception and Indian and Buddhist systems of philosophy, especially Nyaya perspectives. Professor Shaw’s untiring effort to solve some of the problems of contemporary philosophy of language, logic, epistemology, metaphysics and morals from the perspectives of classical Indian philosophers or systems of philosophy is deserving of a tribute. Chapters in this volume reflect the diverse aspects of Shaw’s contribution to comparative philosophy and are organised into four sections: Language, Epistemology, Mathematics and Logic, Ethics and Politics. These chapters would appeal to anyone interested in philosophy or East-West thinking, including students and professionals. Graduates and researchers with interests in epistemology, metaphysics, political philosophy, logic and non-western philosophy will find this work highly relevant. Regarding the editors, Purushottama Bilimoria is a honorary professor at Deakin University and research fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia, a Visiting Professor and Lecturer at University of California, Berkeley and Graduate Theological Union; Michael Hemmingsen is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Philosophy at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.