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Carvakas on Denying Anumana Pramana
Carvakas on Denying Anumana Pramana
- Pratyaksa is the fundamental source of knowledge and anumana the most important instrument of knowledge.
- Almost all schools of Indian tradition accept anumana as a source of valid cognition but Carvakas denies it to be as a pramana.
- With historical references, anumana cannot be considered as a pramana according to Carvaka, because Vyapti cannot be established, the karana cannot be known through any means and thus, future predictions are considered as unjustifiable.
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Concepts of Prama
Concepts of Prama
- The Sanskrit term jnana which means knowledge and knowledge which is valid is known as prama.
- There are various schools of Indian philosophy and their respective view of prama, which depends on their definition and kinds of valid knowledge. The list goes as follows:
- Carvaka – Pratyaksa
- Buddha & Vaisesikas – Pratyaksa and Anumana
- Jainism – Pratyaksa, Anumana and Sabd
- Sankhya Yoga – Pratyaksa, Anumana and Sabd
- Nyaya – Pratyaksa, Anumana, Sabd and Upamana
- Prabhakara Mimamsa – Pratyaksa, Anuma…
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