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<p>There are two major ways in which Buddhist logic is developed. The first one is represented by Nāgārjuna-Candrakῑrti tradition through the use of dialectics and the second way of development is found in the works of Diṅnāga and Dharmakῑrti through the use of <italic>hetu</italic> (probans). This second way of logic has further been developed by the works of Jinendrabuddhi and Ratnakῑrti. The paper is an attempt to show the historical development of epistemic logic as developed by the Buddhist philosophers and their relevance for our time.</p>
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There are two major ways in which Buddhist logic is developed. The first one is represented by Nāgārjuna-Candrakῑrti tradition through the use of dialectics and the second way of development is found in the works of Diṅnāga and Dharmakῑrti through the use of hetu (probans). This second way of logic has further been developed by the works of Jinendrabuddhi and Ratnakῑrti. The paper is an attempt to show the historical development of epistemic logic as developed by the Buddhist philosophers and their relevance for our time.

Buddhist Logic and its Development: Some Remarks

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There are two major ways in which Buddhist logic is developed. The first one is represented by Nāgārjuna-Candrakῑrti tradition through the use of dialectics...

Buddhist Logic and its Development: Some Remarks

Published Online: Mar 29, 2023

Page range: 12 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2023-0003

Keywords
paraconsistent logic, causal relation, identity relation, uniform concomitance,

© 2023 Dilipkumar Mohanta, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Buddhist Logic and its Development: Some Remarks

Published Online: Mar 29, 2023

Page range: 12 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2023-0003

Keywordsparaconsistent logic, causal relation, identity relation, uniform concomitance,

© 2023 Dilipkumar Mohanta, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
paraconsistent logic, causal relation, identity relation, uniform concomitance,