Dear Alex, Olena, and Matthew, Thank you so much for the information. They are all very helpful. I will check out the articles/books mentioned.
Alex, is there anywhere to have access to Ganeri's lecture notes or videos where I can find his discussion on the distinction between direct realism and naive realism? Best, Lee Ling On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM Alex Watson <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Lee Ling > > Did you have a definition of direct realism in mind? > > If you're interested in Nyāya sources in particular, and not Mīmāṃsā > sources, you could start by looking at the earliest commentaries on > Nyāyasūtra 1.1.4. The sūtra itself admits of too many interpretations to > be decisive. > > Thanks to Professor Łucyszyna for mentioning Watson & Kataoka (2010): it > is available on my academia.edu page: > https://ashokauniversity.academia.edu/AlexWatson > > By the way, Jonardon Ganeri's recent John Locke lectures distinguish, as > some but not all contemporary philosophers of perception do, between direct > realism and naive realism. He argues that early Nyāya should properly be > seen as naive realist, not direct realist; and that Matilal was wrong to > depict it as mere direct realism. > > Best > Alex > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 12:07 PM Ołena Łucyszyna via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Lee Ling, >> >> the *nirākāra-(jñāna-)vāda* (advocated by the Naiyāyikas, the >> Mīmāṃsakas, the Jainas, and the Vaibhāṣika Buddhists) can be called direct >> realism. The earliest text that formulates the* nirākāra *standpoint and >> sparks the *nirākāra*—*sākāra* debate is probably Śabara’s *Śābarabhāṣya* (to >> be more precise, the Vṛttikāra’s commentary cited by Śabara in >> * Śābarabhāṣya* I, 1, 5). Śabara’s commentator Kumārila Bhaṭṭa presents >> well-developed argumentation for the *nirākāra-vāda *in his *Ślokavārttika >> *(V, 4, the *Śūnyavāda *section). These two sources belong to Mīmāṃsā. >> The Nyāya source advocating the *nirākāra-vāda* I am familiar with is >> Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s *Nyāyamañjarī. * For Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s defence of the >> *nirākāra-vāda*, see >> >> Kataoka, K. (2003). Critical edition of the *Vijñānādvaitavāda* section >> of Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s *Nyāyamañjarī*. >> https://www2.lit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~kkataoka/Kataoka/NMvijR.pdf. >> Watson, A., & Kataoka, K. (2010). Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s refutation of the >> Yogācāra Buddhist doctrine of Vijñānavāda: Annotated translation and >> analysis. *South Asian Classical Studies*, *5*, 285–352. >> >> This is one of many valuable publications I can recommend: Sinha, J. >> (1938). *Indian realism*. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. >> >> The *nirākāra-vāda* can be called direct realism, but the *sākāra-vāda* >> has no correspondence in Western philosophy. The *sākāra-vāda *encompasses >> two very different theories: indirect realism (representationalism) and >> phenomenalism. >> >> With best regards, >> Olena >> -- >> Ołena Łucyszyna, Dr. habil., Professor of the Institute >> <http://www.iksiopan.pl/index.php/en/structure/research-staff/867-olena-lucyszyna-phd-dr-habil> >> of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures >> Polish Academy of Sciences >> Nowy Świat 72 >> 00-330 Warsaw >> ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6972-649X >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *Od:* INDOLOGY <[email protected]> w imieniu >> użytkownika Lee Ling Ting via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> >> *Wysłane:* piątek, 14 czerwca 2024 10:06 >> *Do:* Indology List <[email protected]> >> *Temat:* [INDOLOGY] Direct Realism of Nyāya >> >> Dear members of the list, >> >> Greetings! >> I have a question to ask. >> What are some of the earliest Nyāya sources that * explicitly *spell out that >> Naiyāyikas uphold direct realism (not just realism)? I'd appreciate it if >> you could point me in the right direction. >> Thank you! >> >> Best regards, >> Lee Ling >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > > -- > Alex Watson > Professor of Indian Philosophy, Ashoka University > > *https://ashokauniversity.academia.edu/AlexWatson > <https://ashokauniversity.academia.edu/AlexWatson>* >
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