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Classical Indian philosophy of induction : the Nyāya viewpoint /

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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chakrabarti, Kisor Kumar
Otros Autores: Gaṅgeśa, active 13th century
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Sanskrit
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 311 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739147054
0739147056
1282713264
9781282713260
9786612713262
6612713267