Artha

Artha

The realist theory of meaning holds that the meaning of a statement is the external object for which it stands. This idea is particularly attributed to the early grammarians such as Mimamsakas, Naiyayikas and Buddhists. The main argument of the debate was not to identify meanings with external entities but with what sort of entity they should be identified. However, it was primarily concerned with the relative merits of two opposite positions: ‘meaning particularism’ i.e.. , vyakti-sakti-vāda a…

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