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EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF 'SELF-SUFFICIENT VALIDITY'. 1373
tion should be proved by Inforence; hence what has been urged cannot be a Reductio ad Absurdum.-How the validity of Perception can be proved by Inference has been shown before ; this is what is recalled in the words-For instance, etc. etc.'- Like other perceptions '-i.e. like Perceptions bearing upon things before one's eyes.-(3091)
It has been argued under Text 2907, that "If the validity of Cognition wero proved by another Cognition, then, of this latter also, the validity would be proved by another and so on and on, there would be Infinito Regress".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (3092).
THE VALIDITY OF ALL COGNITIONS IS NOT PROVED BY OTHER MEANS OF COGNITION ; AS IT HAS BEEN PROVED THAT THERE IS NO MISCONCEPTION INVOLVED IN THE CASE WHERE THERE IS COGNITION OF EFFECTIVE
ACTION.-(3092)
COMMENTARY.
That there is no misconception in the case where there is Cognition of effective action has been proved above under Text 2969.
Thus validity being dependent upon corroboration by the Cognition of effective action, there can be no Infinite Regress.--(3092)
The following Text shows that there can be no Infinite Regress even when validity is proved by means of Inference :
TEXT (3093).
WHEN THE INFERENCE IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE INDICATIVE (PROBANS) IN THE SHAPE OF ITS NATURE AND ITS EFFECT, THE INDICATIVE WHEREOF THE INTALLIBILITY 'HAS BEEN ASCERTAINED, -
THERE CAN BE NO MISTAKE IN IT.(3093)
COMMENTARY. Atmā' nature, and effect';such being the name of the Indicative (Probans) of which Indicative, the 'infallibility 'has been duly ascertained.
What is meant is as follows:-When the nature and effect of the Probans has been duly ascertained on the basis of 'sameness' and 'causal relation, and on the strength of these Probans, there follows the Inference, this Inference is valid by itself; as there can be no room for mistake in such Inference. Thus there would be no Infinite Regress.-(3093)
