The History of Why

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Tarka tests a competing supposition by drawing out its consequences. In the selected Nyāya discussion it supports inquiry, while remaining distinct from an independent source of knowledge.

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  • Inference under challenge · Lesson 1 of 2

    Nyāya: what warrants an inference?

    Setting out a Nyāya inference in five parts does not establish its warrant: the sign must be connected to what it proves, in the right direction. A countercase can expose an additional condition without showing that the conclusion is false.

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  • Inference under challenge

    What makes a sign a reason to believe something we cannot see? Follow selected Nyāya accounts and Dharmakīrti’s argument to examine the connection a sign needs, our grounds for relying on it and what a countercase can show.