Śabdapramāṇa : word and knowledge as testimony in Indian philosophy (Record no. 55707)
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| fixed length control field | 02040cam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788124604328 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 8124604320 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 181.4 P977 S |
| Item number | 21289 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Puruṣottama Bilimoria |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Śabdapramāṇa : word and knowledge as testimony in Indian philosophy |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Puruṣottama Bilimoria with a foreword by Mohanty J N |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | DK Print World |
| Date of publication | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 383 |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Accompanying material | 23 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Sabdapramana or Testimony is a formidable doctrine within Indian philosophy. A thorough investigation of this thesis is long overdue. What is Sabdapramana (word as knowledge)? What is involved in hearing words? Is the understanding derived through hearing utterances direct or indirect? Does this peculiarly linguistic understanding (shabdabodha) amount to knowledge (prama), or does it depend on certain other conditions for its truth? Further, what sort of theories of meaning, understanding, and knowledge would be required to ground a successful shabdabodha as prama,> need careful attention. It is sometimes said that Indian thinkers had no particularly interesting theory of understanding. The present work sets out to address these issues issues that have engaged traditional and modern thinkers alike. Based on the classic text, Advaita Vedanta-paribhasha of Dharmarajadhvarindra (17th century), the analysis and arguments extend to the views of and criticisms from the Nyaya, Purva Mimamsa and the grammarian/linguistic schools within Indian philosophy, with a treatment of similar concerns in Western philosophy. There is a compelling thesis here that should be taken seriously in any philosophy. Long discarded as a distinct source of knowledge in Western philosophy, Testimony might be fruitfully re-examined. This could lead to mutual dialogue between philosophy and religion, and pave the way for critical metaphysics. |
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| General note | Includes indexes. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Knowledge |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Theory of (Hinduism) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Language and languages |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | 18/03/2018 | 750.00 | 181.4 P977 S 21289 | 21289 | 18/03/2018 | Books |