Dear Howard, On *anavasthā *and related terms in various systems of thought, see also Oberhammer, G. (1991). *Terminologie der frühen indischen Scholastik in Indien*. Vol. 1. A-I. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, p. 32f.
Best wishes, Philipp __________________________ Prof. Dr. Philipp A. Maas Professor for Modern Indology Institute of Indology and Tibetology Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich ___________________________ https://spp1448.academia.edu/PhilippMaas Am Di., 4. Juni 2024 um 11:05 Uhr schrieb Howard Resnick via INDOLOGY < [email protected]>: > Dear Scholars, > > Does the nyāya system speak about the problem of an infinite regress of > proofs? Aristotle famously identifies and then avoids this problem through > the notion of a self-evident foundation or starting point of knowledge. In > Western epistemology, this strategy is often called foundationalism. > > Is there anything at all similar or analagous in nyāya or other Indian > schools? The Caitanya-caritāmṛta several times affirms that the Veda is > ’self-evident’, svataḥ pramāṇa, but the term is not used there as a general > or secular epistemic strategy. Is the CC simply repeating a well-known > epistemic principle? > > All help will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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