Tattvacintāmaṇi
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Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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| instanceOf |
Sanskrit text
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epistemological work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ work on Indian logic ⓘ |
| aim |
clarification of conditions of valid inference
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systematization of Navya-Nyāya analysis of knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Gaṅgeśa Upādhyāya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentarialTradition | extensive commentaries by later logicians ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
error and doubt
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logical fallacies ⓘ ontological categories ⓘ relations between word and meaning ⓘ valid cognition (pramā) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
analysis of inference
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analysis of knowledge ⓘ conceptual analysis ⓘ logical analysis of language ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section on comparison (upamāna)
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section on inference (anumāna) ⓘ section on perception (pratyakṣa) ⓘ section on testimony (śabda) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian epistemology
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Indian logic NERFINISHED ⓘ later Navya-Nyāya philosophers ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
determinate perception (savikalpaka pratyakṣa)
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indeterminate perception (nirvikalpaka pratyakṣa) ⓘ inferential sign (liṅga) ⓘ limitor (avacchedaka) ⓘ pervasion (vyāpti) ⓘ qualifier-qualified relation (viśeṣya-viśeṣaṇa-bhāva) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| method |
fine-grained conceptual distinctions
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technical logical language ⓘ |
| period | medieval Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyāya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| school | Navya-Nyāya school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
canonical work in Indian logic
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foundational text of Navya-Nyāya ⓘ |
| structure | divided into four main books ⓘ |
| subject |
Indian logic
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epistemology ⓘ inference ⓘ pramāṇa theory ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “Jewel of Reflection on the True Principles” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Navya-Nyāya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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