The Character of Logic in India

Bimal Krishna Matilal (Autor)

Jonardon Ganeri, Heeraman Tiwari (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

180 Seiten

1998
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-3739-1 (ISBN)

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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
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
ISBN-10	0-7914-3739-6 / 0791437396
ISBN-13	978-0-7914-3739-1 / 9780791437391
Zustand	Neuware