An Indian theory of defeasible reasoning : the doctrine of upādhi in the Upādhidarpaṇa / by Eberhard Guhe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guhe, Eberhard, author.

Series:

Harvard oriental series ; v. 97.

Harvard Oriental series ; volume ninety-seven

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navya Nyāya.

Logic--India--Early works to 1800.

Upādhidarpaṇa.

Logic.

India.

Physical Description:

x, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University, 2021.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

1.1. Authorship and Date of the UD

1.2. Survey of the Contents of the UD

1.3. The Basics of the Nyaya Theory of Inference

1.3.1. Deductive Components in a Five-membered Inference

1.3.2. The Third Member of Five-membered Inferences as Rule of Enumerative Induction

1.3.3. Pervasion as a Nomic Generalization

1.4. The upddhi and Its Function as a Vitiator

1.5. The Specific Defining Characteristic

1.6. The General Defining Characteristic

1.6.1. The Problem of Foundation Related to the UD's General Defining Characteristic

1.6.1.1. George Bealer's Property Theory T1 and His Quasi Set-Theoretic Extensions

1.6.1.2. The System T1-ST2

1.6.1.3. The System T1-A

1.6.1.4. The System T1-NFU

1.6.1.5. Advocates of a Well-Founded Property Concept

1.6.1.6. The UD's Non-Weil-Founded Property Concept and the Self-Residence of the UD's General Defining Characteristic

1.7. Dubious and Apparent upadhis

1.7.1. Ascertained vs. Dubious upadhis

Some Examples

1.7.2. Credulous vs. Skeptical Reasoning

1.7.3. Apparent upadhis

1.8. Taking Stock

1.9. Notes: Chapter 1

2. Detailed Synopsis

3. Manuscript and Edition of the UD

3.1. Description of the Manuscript of the UD

3.2. Editorial Policy

3.2.1. Conventions in the Text

3.2.2. Editorial Signs and Abbreviations

3.3. The UD (Text)

4. Annotated English Translation

4.1. Prefatory Remarks

4.2. Translation of the UD

4.3. Notes: Chapter 4

5. Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0674273419

9780674273412

OCLC:

1280458456

Publisher Number:

99990034146