Epistemology in Classical India: The Knowledge Sources of the Nyaya School - Brossura

Phillips, Stephen H.

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ISBN 10: 1138008818 ISBN 13: 9781138008816

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2014

Riassunto

In this book, Phillips gives an overview of the contribution of Nyaya--the classical Indian school that defends an externalist position about knowledge as well as an internalist position about justification. Nyaya literature extends almost two thousand years and comprises hundreds of texts, and in this book, Phillips presents a useful overview of the under-studied system of thought. For the philosopher rather than the scholar of Sanskrit, the book makes a whole range of Nyaya positions and arguments accessible to students of epistemology who are unfamiliar with classical Indian systems.

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L'autore

Stephen Phillips is professor of philosophy and Asian studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Author of seven books, including Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth (Columbia University Press), which was named an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2010 by Choice, Phillips is best known for his first-time translations of late classical Sanskrit philosophic texts.

Contenuti

Acknowledgements  1. Historical and Conceptual Introduction  2. Certification  3. Perception  4. Inference  5. Analogy 6. Testimony  7. Lessons for Analytic Epistemology  Appendix: The Analogy Chapter of ‘‘(Wish-Fulfilling) Jewel of Reflection on the Truth (about Epistemology),’’ Tattva-cintā-mani, by Gangeśa  Notes  Sanskrit Glossary  Texts and Translations  Bibliography  Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1138008818
• ISBN 13: 9781138008816
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 204