Nyaya Theory of Knowledge

Author(s): S C Chateerjee
Publisher: University of Calcutta

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CONTENTS
PAGE 2. Pūrvavat, Seşavat and Sāmānyatodřsta inferences
291 3. Kevalānvayı, Kevala-vyatireki and Anvayavyatireki inferences
292 4. The logical form of inference
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CHAPTER XIV
THE FALLACIES OF INFERENCE
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1. Distinction between a valid and an invalid
reason 2. The fallacy of savyabhicāra or the irregular
middle 3. The fallacy of viruddha or the contradictory
middle 4. The fallacy of prakaranasama or the counter
acted middle 5. The fallacy of asiddha or the unproved middle 6. The fallacies of kālātīta and bādbita or the
mistimed and contradicted middles 7. The fallacies of chala, jātı and nigrahasthāna
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BOOK IV
UPAMĀNA OR COMPARISON
CHAPTER XV
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THE NATURE AND FORMS OF UPAMANA
1. The Nyāya definition of upamāna 2. The Jaina, Mimāṁsā and Vedānta views of
upamāna 3. The classification of upamāna
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