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Perception: An Essay on Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge

By Matilal , Bimal Krishna

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1986
ISBN
9780198246251, 0198246250
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (18237304 bytes)
Pages
438\454
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-12-13 06:59:44

Description

This book is a defence of a form of realism which stands closest to that upheld by the Nyaya-Vaisesika school in classical India. The author presents the Nyaya view and critically examines it against that of its traditional opponent, the Buddhist version of phenomenalism and idealism. His reconstruction of Nyaya arguments meets not only traditional Buddhist objections but also those of modern sense-data representationalists. The dispute between the Buddhist and Nayaya schools of thought lasted over 12 centuries, and although Professor Matilal's approach is mainly historical, it is made in the belief that the philosophical issues raised by this dispute are universal, rather than simply traditional, and have a significant contribution to make to modern philosophical concerns.

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