The second level seems similar to the notion of svataḥ pramāṇa. Howard
> On Jun 8, 2024, at 10:10 PM, Shrinivasa Varakhedi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear All > > This is very pertinent question in the context of verification process of > truthfulness of knowledge. Infinite regress or anavasthaa is a problem for > all philosophers for which Nyaya also tries to find an answer. In fact it is > a very serious problem in Nyaya. In order resolve this Nyaya school considers > two step higher order in knowledge. As per this agreement, a cognitive event > could be grasped only if it is desired so at secondary level. First level > cognition is cognised by second one but second one need not be compulsorily > cognised. Therefore no need of another cognition which will lead to Anavastha > otherwise. > > Prof.Shrinivasa Varakhedi > > > On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 at 7:18 AM, Howard Resnick via INDOLOGY > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Andrea Lorene Gutierrez kindly pointed out to me that ‘atiprasṅga’, a >> synonym of anavasthā, is found in Yoga-sūtra 4.21 >> cittāntara-dṛśye buddhi-buddher atiprasaṅgaḥ smṛti-saṅkaraś ca >> >> Best, >> Howard >> >> > On Jun 6, 2024, at 2:42 AM, Brendan S. Gillon, Prof. via INDOLOGY >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Dear colleagues, >> > >> > I am travelling now and so cannot check this, however, I have a note to >> > the effect that `anavasthaa' is mentioned as a fault in Pata~njali's >> > Mahaabhaa.sya to A 2.1.1. My source is Esther Solomon's Indian >> > Dialectics 1976 p. 29. (I failed to note whether the page is in the >> > first volume or in the second.) >> > >> > Best wishes, >> > Brendan >> > >> > >> > On 2024-06-04 06:18, Franco via INDOLOGY wrote: >> >> Dear Howard, >> >> The earliest surviving example is probably in the Vigrahavyavartani, >> >> where the possibility of pramanas being proved by other pramanas is >> >> rejected because this would lead to an infinite regress. Most scholars >> >> think that Nagarjuna argues there agains the Nyaya, but I take the >> >> opponent to be an Abhidharmika. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Eli >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> >>> On 04.06.2024, at 11:05, Howard Resnick via INDOLOGY >> >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> 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] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Brendan S. Gillon email: [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > Department of Linguistics >> > McGill University tel.: 001 514 398 4868 >> > 1085, Avenue Docteur-Penfield >> > Montreal, Quebec fax.: 001 514 398 7088 >> > H3A 1A7 CANADA >> > >> > webpage: http://webpages.mcgill.ca/staff/group3/bgillo/web/ >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > INDOLOGY mailing list >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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