Language and reality : on an episode in Indian thought

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Language and reality : on an episode in Indian thought

by Johannes Bronkhorst ; translated from the French by Michael S. Allen and Rajam Raghunathan

(Brill's Indological library, v. 36)

Brill, 2011

Rev. and updated ed. in English

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Langage et réalité : sur un épisode de la pensée indienne

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"Revised and with a new appendix"

Originally published: Turnhout : Brepols, 1999

Bibliography: p. [147]-158

"Cited passages": p. [159]-166

Includes index

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For a number of centuries Indian philosophers of all persuasions were convinced that there was a particularly close connection between language and reality, also, or even primarily, between sentences and the situations they describe. This shared conviction was responsible for a perceived problem. Different currents in Indian philosophy can be understood as different attempts to solve this problem; these include the satkaryavada of the Samkhyas, the anekantavada of the Jainas, the sunyavada of the Buddhists, and many others. By bringing to light the shared problem underlying almost all schools of Indian philosophy, this book shows the interconnectedness of currents that had hitherto been thought of as quite independent of each other.

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