Classical Indian Philosophy of Induction - The Nyaya Viewpoint

Informationen zum Autor By Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti Klappentext The work gives a survey of major contemporary, western and Indian views on the problem of induction and offers a solution to the classical problem of induction and the Grue paradox following the Nyaya perspective. The main focus is on Gangesa, the founder of Navya Nyaya, but other views including those of Buddhists, Jains, Vedantins, Carvaka, Hume, Russell, Reichenbach, Carnap, Popper, Goodman, and Quine are also discussed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgements and Abbreviations Chapter 3 1. The Problem of Induction: East and West Chapter 4 2. The Later Nyaya Solution Chapter 5 3. The Method of Generalization (Vyaptigrahopayah) Chapter 6 4. Counterfactual Reasoning (Tarkah) Chapter 7 5. Universal Based Extraordinary Perception (Samanyalaksanapratyaksa) Chapter 8 6. Earlier Views of Adjuncts (Upadhivadah) Chapter 9 7. The Accepted View of Adjuncts (Upadhivadasiddhantah Chapter 10 8. Classification of Adjuncts (Upadhivibhagah) Chapter 11 9. Sriharsa's Khandanakhandakhndyam on Pervasion Chapter 12 10. Selected Passages from Prabhacandra'sPrameyakamalamartanda on Critique of Pervasion and Inference Chapter 13 11. Selections from Dharmakirti's Nyayabindu on Non-Perception as a Probans Chapter 14 Selected Bibliography

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• Authors: Kisor Chakrabarti, Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti, Chakrabarti Kisor Kumar
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2010
• EAN: 9780739122761
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2276-1
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy