Is There Anything Like Indian Logic? Anumāna, ‘Inference’ and Inference in the Critique of Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10126483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piotr Balcerowicz (0000-0001-5662-1760, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 917-946 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Indian Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1791 • E-ISSN: 1573-0395 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10781-019-09400-6 |
| OpenAlex | W2946898209 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
The paper presents an analysis of the anumāna chapter of Jayarāśi’s Tattvôpaplava-siṁha and the nature of his criticism levelled against the anumāna model. The results of the analysis force us to revise our understanding of Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa as a sceptic. Instead, he emerges as a highly critical (materialist) philosopher. In addition, the nature of Jayarāśi’s criticism of the anumāna model allow us to conclude that anumāna should not be equated with inference, but rather is its limited subset, and may at best be rendered as ‘disputational inference’, ‘debational inference’ or even ‘dialogical inference’. Jayarāśi applies a range of logical laws which clearly represent patterns of what can be classified as a priori reasoning (if we grant that there could be a priori justification for our knowledge at all) and analytical justifications for knowledge, which were traditionally not reckoned sound. Against the backdrop of Jayarāśi’s criticism of anumāna, the paper also attempts to provide an explanation to why Indian philosophy and logic did not develop any concept of proper symbols and variables
A priori and a posteriori · Art · Criticism · Epistemology · Inference · Literature · Skepticism · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |