Classical Indian philosophy of induction

Chakrabarti, Kisor Kumar.

Classical Indian philosophy of induction the Nyāya viewpoint / [electronic resource] : Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010. - 1 online resource (xv, 311 p.)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem of induction : East and West -- The later Nyāya solution -- The method of generalization : Vyāptigrahopāyah -- Counterfactual reasoning : Tarka -- Universal-based extraordinary perception : Sāmānyalakșan̦apratyakșa -- Earlier views of adjuncts : Upādhivādah -- The accepted view of adjuncts : Upādhivādasiddhāntah -- Classification of adjuncts : Upādhivibhāgah -- Sriharsa's Khan̦danakhan̦dakhādyam on pervasion -- Selected passages from Prabhacandra's Prameyakamalamārtan̦da on critique of pervasion and inference -- Selections from Dharmakirti's Nyāyabindu on non-perception as a probans.


Selections in Romanized Sanskrit with English translations.

9780739147054 (electronic bk.) 0739147056 (electronic bk.)


Induction (Logic)--History.--India
Nyaya.


Electronic books.

BC91 / .C42 2010eb

161.0954