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Classical Indian Philosophy of Induction : the Nyaya Viewpoint.
Induction is a basic method of scientific and philosophical inquiry. The work seeks to show against the skeptical tide that the method is secure and reliable. The problem of induction has been a hotly debated issue in modern and contemporary philosophy since David Hume. However, long before the mode...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group,
2010.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Induction is a basic method of scientific and philosophical inquiry. The work seeks to show against the skeptical tide that the method is secure and reliable. The problem of induction has been a hotly debated issue in modern and contemporary philosophy since David Hume. However, long before the modern era Indian philosophers have addressed this problem for about two thousand years. This work examines some major Indian viewpoints including those of Jayarasi (7th century), Dharmakirti (7th century), Prabhakara (8th century), Udayana (11th century) and Prabhacandra (14th century). It also discuss. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (329 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780739147054 0739147056 1282713264 9781282713260 |