Controversial Reasoning in Indian Philosophy

Major Texts and Arguments on Arthâpatti

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Arthâpatti is a pervasive form of reasoning investigated by Indian philosophers in order to think about unseen causes and interpret ordinary and religious language. Its nature is a point of controversy among Mimamsa, Nyaya, and Buddhist philosophers, yet, to date, it has received less attention than perception, inference, and testimony. This collection presents a one-of-a-kind reference resource for understanding this form of reasoning studied in Indian philosophy. Assembling translations of central primary texts together with newly-commissioned essays on research topics, it features a significant introductory essay. Readable translations of Sanskrit works are accompanied by critical notes that introduce arthâpatti, offer historical context, and clarify the philosophical debates surrounding it.Showing how arthâpatti is used as a way to reason about the basic unseen causes driving language use, cause-and-effect relationships, as well as to interpret ambiguous or figurative texts, this book demonstrates the importance of this epistemic instrument in both contemporary Anglo-analytic and classical Indian epistemology, language, and logic.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-23
Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt552 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor400
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350411968

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List of FiguresList of Tables List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments A Note on Transliteration Conventions and Pronunciation List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Kumarila Bhatta’s Explanation in Verse. Andrew Ollett and Elisa Freschi 2. Prabhakara’s Long Explanation. Andrew Ollett and Elisa Freschi 3. Salikanatha’s Straightforward and Lucid Gloss; Comprehensive Survey of the Epistemic Instruments. Andrew Ollett and Elisa Freschi4. Narayana Bhatta’s Elucidation of Epistemic Instruments and Their Objects. Malcolm Keating5. Aksapada Gautama’s Nyaya-sutra with early commentaries. Malcolm Keating6. Udayana Acarya’s The Flower-Offering of Reason. Nilanjan Das7. Jayanta Bhatta’s Flowers of Reasoning. Alessandro Graheli8. Gangesa Upadhyaya’s Jewel of Reflection on the Truth. Stephen Phillips9. The Physical Existence of a Living Being and Kumarila’s Theory of Arthâpatti. Kiyotaka Yoshimizu 10. Raghunatha on Arthâpatti. Nilanjan Das11. Against Reducing Arthâpatti. Mark Siderits 12. Arthâpatti: An Anglo-Indo-Analytic Attempt at Cross-Cultural Conceptual Engineering. Anand VaidyaTable of Important Figures, Dates, and Works English-Sanskrit Glossary Sanskrit-English Glossary Index