The Character of Logic in India - Bimal Krishna Matilal

The Character of Logic in India

Buch | Hardcover
180 Seiten
1998
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-3739-1 (ISBN)
89,95 inkl. MwSt
The last work of the eminent philosopher Bimal Krishna Matilal, this book traces the origins of logical theory in India.
The Character of Logic in India is the last work of the eminent philosopher Bimal Krishna Matilal. It traces the origins of logical theory in India, with chapters on the general characteristics of Indian logic, the analysis of debate, Dinnaga and the triple-conditioned sign, Dharmakirti and the problem of induction, the Jaina contribution to logic, and later developments in Navya-Nyaya.

Bimal Krishna Matilal was the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics, and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Jonardon Ganeri is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nottingham, and Matilal Lecturer in Indian Philosophy, King's College London. Heeraman Tiwari earned his Ph.D. at Oxford and is a research analyst and broadcaster for the BBC Hindi World Service in London.

Editors' Foreword

1. Introducing Indian Logic

2. Debates and Directives

3. Tricks and Checks in Debate

4. Dinnaga: A New Era in Logical Thinking

5. Dharmakirti and the Problem of Induction in India

6. The Jaina Contribution to Logic

7. Navya-Nyaya: Technical Developments in the New School since 1300 AD

Philosophers Discussed

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 20.5.1998
Reihe/Serie SUNY series in Indian Thought: Texts and Studies
Zusatzinfo Total Illustrations: 0
Verlagsort Albany, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 426 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Philosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Neuzeit
ISBN-10 0-7914-3739-6 / 0791437396
ISBN-13 978-0-7914-3739-1 / 9780791437391
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