Thank you Philipp. Very helpful. All the best, Howard
> On Jun 8, 2024, at 3:00 AM, Philipp Maas via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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