Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti

Classical Indian Philosophy of Induction

The Nyaya Viewpoint

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 687g
• ISBN-13: 9780739122761
• ISBN-10: 0739122762
• Artikelnr.: 29364338

Autorenporträt

Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti is professor and chair of religion and philosophy and distinguished scholar in residence at Davis and Elkins College. He is author of The Logic of Gotama, Definition and Induction, Classical Indian Philosophy of Mind, and Introduction to Hinduism and Buddhism.

Inhaltsangabe

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