{"product_id":"controversial-reasoning-in-indian-philosophy-malcolm-keating-9781350411968","title":"Controversial Reasoning in Indian Philosophy: Major Texts and Arguments on Arth穡atti","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArth穡atti\u003c\/i\u003e is a pervasive form of reasoning investigated by Indian philosophers in order to think about unseen causes and interpret ordinary and religious language. Its nature is a point of controversy among Mimamsa, Nyaya, and Buddhist philosophers, yet, to date, it has received less attention than perception, inference, and testimony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection presents a one-of-a-kind reference resource for understanding this form of reasoning studied in Indian philosophy. Assembling translations of central primary texts together with newly-commissioned essays on research topics, it features a significant introductory essay. Readable translations of Sanskrit works are accompanied by critical notes that introduce \u003ci\u003earth穡atti\u003c\/i\u003e, offer historical context, and clarify the philosophical debates surrounding it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowing how \u003ci\u003earth穡atti\u003c\/i\u003e is used as a way to reason about the basic unseen causes driving language use, cause-and-effect relationships, as well as to interpret ambiguous or figurative texts, this book demonstrates the importance of this epistemic instrument in both contemporary Anglo-analytic and classical Indian epistemology, language, and logic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Keating\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350411965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350411968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Malcolm Keating","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491527258367,"sku":"9781350411968","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8f400e0-f893-408e-9310-dc663d3621da.jpg?v=1699451707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/controversial-reasoning-in-indian-philosophy-malcolm-keating-9781350411968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}